LATIN AMERICA AND THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE
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The state, in its effort to reestablish order, must not undermine itself by employing a rogue, unaccountable mercenary force. The International Convention against the Recruitment, Use, Financing and Training of Mercenaries, and the accompanying Montreux Document provide the means for oversight.
Some 80% of public services are provided through NGOs, cyclically justifying disinvestment from the Haitian state and depriving it from growth opportunities. To ensure a future Haitian state is experienced and prepared for long-term governance and social services, NGOs must either instructively partner with the Haitian state or allow themselves to be functionally replaced.
As a trade war looms ahead, countries neighboring China are stepping up to reshape trade dynamics.
