“The key question facing Haiti—as it confronts widespread gang violence and lack of confidence in elections—is whether any new intervention will help ordinary Haitians or hurt them, as well as whether it can halt political and gang violence,” Georgia State University’s Henry Carey writes for the Washington Post.
“The earthquake has just given a fatal blow to a regional economy already on its knees for about two-and-a-half years,” Quisqueya University’s Etzer Emile tells the Associated Press.