Why Haiti Asked for an Intervention

<p><i>This episode contains descriptions of distressing scenes. </i></p><p>Haiti is unraveling. Gangs control much of the capital, thousands have been displaced and hundreds more are dead.</p><p>In recent weeks, the government has taken the extraordinary step of asking for an armed intervention from abroad.</p><p>What is it like on the ground, and what does the request mean for Haitians?</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/natalie-kitroeff">Natalie Kitroeff</a>, the bureau chief for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean for The New York Times. </p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>With unchecked gang violence rocking its capital and a cholera outbreak spreading, Haiti’s government has called for an<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/07/world/americas/haiti-international-intervention-violence.html"> international armed intervention to stabilize the country</a>.</li><li>Fearing a mass exodus, some Biden administration officials have<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/29/world/americas/haiti-gangs-foreign-intervention.html"> pressed for a multinational force</a>, but they don’t want to send U.S. troops and haven’t been able to persuade other countries to take the lead.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. </p>