The UN is going to stay in Haiti for a long time. It should be much more involved in improving healthcare and education than peacekeeping.
The international community knows how to organize elections. But it's not good at sticking around to build functioning democratic institutions.
Given the well-known anti-Americanism of the Cuban and Venezuelan governments, rallies in Havana and Caracas cannot be considered representative of public opinion in the hemisphere.
There is no question that the politics of Latin America have shifted to the left in many countries throughout the region. Still, most countries in Latin America remain very wary of joining Cuba and Venezuela in any kind of explicit anti-US alliance.
Baker has a strong radio presence and has run a surprisingly strong campaign in the countryside. But there are still very deep political fault lines in Haiti that extend from Aristide.
There's no staff. There's very little in the way of physical facilities. This is basically starting from scratch.
Preval is between a rock and a hard place... He seeks to establish himself as an autonomous political actor in Haitian politics, though his (Feb. 7) election victory was in part based on his links with Aristide.
If you expect Haiti to have any kind of democracy in the future, congress has to play a major role.
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