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U.S. Revokes Visas for More Haitian Officials

Is reshuffling Haiti's government a destabilizing power grab or is blocking it heavy-handed foreign interference?
U.S. Revokes Visas for More Haitian Officials
Above: Haiti's Transitional Presidential Council member Smith Augustin in Paris on July 25, 2024. Image credit: Leonardo Munoz/AFP/Getty Images

The Spin

Pro-establishment narrative

Attempting to reshuffle Haiti's transitional government right before its scheduled mandate expiration directly undermines security efforts and plays into the hands of violent gangs. Anyone backing this destabilizing power grab works against regional stability and Haitian interests. Under these circumstances, swift consequences for such reckless actions are absolutely justified.

Establishment-critical narrative

Revoking visas reeks of heavy-handed political interference designed to impose foreign will on Haiti's internal affairs. This overreach undermines the credibility of sanctions by exposing them as theater rather than evidence-based policy. The transitional council itself is merely another externally manufactured political structure with no legitimate Haitian roots.

Metaculus Prediction



The Controversies



Establishment split

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