Jake is the Director of International Research at CEPR. His research has focused predominantly on economic policy in Latin America, the International Monetary Fund, and US foreign policy.
Jake has a BA in economics from Boston University and an MA in writing from Johns Hopkins University.
He is the lead author for CEPR’s Haiti: Relief and Reconstruction Watch blog, and his articles and op-eds have been published in outlets such as The New York Times, The Nation, Le Monde diplomatique, and Al Jazeera. He is the author of Aid State: Elite Panic, Disaster Capitalism, and the Battle to Control Haiti from St. Martin’s Press.
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Haiti News Round-Up No. 14: Armed Groups Join Forces to Demand Ouster of PM
Haiti’s de facto prime minister Ariel Henry announced he would resign to make way for a transitional presidential council after armed groups came together to demand his ouster.
Haitian Prime Minister Henry Agrees to Resign as CARICOM Announces Formation of Presidential Council
The announcement in Kingston late last night is unlikely to lead to a solution to the current crisis in Haiti by itself.
CARICOM and Foreign Diplomats Set Haiti Election Timetable, Undermining Their Own Calls for Dialogue
CARICOM leaders announced Wednesday that Henry would remain de facto prime minister of Haiti until after elections held in August, 2025.
Haiti News Round-Up No. 13: More Countries Pledge Support for Kenyan-Led Intervention, But Questions Remain
The US and other countries continue to push for an intervention force to Haiti, even as some CARICOM members call for Haiti’s de facto PM to step aside.
Haiti News Round-Up No. 12: US Backs De Facto Prime Minister Amid Increasing Protests Calling for His Resignation
Haiti’s de facto prime minister Ariel Henry is vowing to stay in office despite mass protests the day that a democratic transition should have occurred. Henry’s government has not scheduled new elections.
Haiti News Round-Up No. 11: Congress Pushes Back on US-Haiti Policy
Several members of the US Congress have warned that “another armed foreign intervention in Haiti will not result in the necessary Haitian-led transition to a democratic government.”
Haiti News Round-Up No. 10: US Deports Former Coup Leader
On November 30, former coup leader Guy Philippe was deported to Haiti. Philippe was released from prison in the US in September after serving six-plus years on charges related to drug trafficking and money laundering.
Haiti News Round-Up No. 9: Transition Council at Odds with De Facto PM
A simmering conflict between the High Council for the Transition (HCT) and de facto prime minister Ariel Henry has burst into the open
Haiti News Round-Up No. 8: UN Panel Releases Investigative Report on Sanctions
On October 20, the UN Security Council is scheduled to discuss the final report of the UN Expert Panel, convened last year to advise the council on its sanctions regime in Haiti.
Haiti News Round-Up No. 7: UN Authorizes Deployment of Kenyan-Led Force
On October 2, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) voted to authorize the deployment of a Kenyan-led security force to Haiti.
