Can Haiti be fixed?

Francesco Segoni In Port-au-Prince, bursts of Kalashnikov fire are part of the everyday soundscape. But violence is no longer fought only with small arms. Rocket launchers, heavy machine guns, and military-grade assault rifles are now widely circulating among armed groups, marking a deep militarization of urban conflict. Entire neighborhoods are under the control of gang coalitions; major roads are opened or closed depending on shifting criminal balances; the capital lives in a permanent state of suffocation. ...

May 15, 2026 · 6 min · Francesco Segoni