Building a Better Haitian State
Channel: United States Institute of Peace
Date: 2014-07-22

In Haiti, the challenge of earthquake recovery has been compounded by the need to prepare for presidential elections on November 28. Rubble removal and reconstruction have slowed to a crawl. Competition among 19 candidates for the nation's highest office has raised political tensions at a time when patience is running thin. A panel of experts discussed the challenges facing the Haitian government and the international community.

For more information: http://www.usip.org/events/building-better-haitian-state

Speakers 
• Meghann Curtis 
Senior Adviser, Office of the Counselor and Chief-of-Staff
U.S. Department of State
• James Dobbins 
Director, International Security and Defense Policy Center, RAND Corporation
Co-author, RAND report on "Building a More Resilient Haitian State"
• Alex Dupuy 
Distinguished Professor of Sociology 
Wesleyan University
• Keith Crane 
Director, Environment, Energy, and Economic Development, RAND Corporation
Co-author, RAND report on "Building a More Resilient Haitian State"
• Robert Maguire, Moderator 
Chair, Haiti Working Group, U.S. Institute of Peace 
Former Jennings Randolph Senior Fellow, USIP
Associate Professor of International Affairs, Trinity Washington University