Eduardo Gamarra Americas Insights

Could a Protectorate Save Haiti?   Eduardo A. Gamarra Protectorates, defined as temporary international administrations that provide governance, security, and institution-building, have emerged globally under circumstances strikingly similar to Haiti's current situation. These cases share key characteristics: severe governance failures, extreme insecurity, widespread humanitarian crises, and a lack of domestic solutions. Examining examples such as Kosovo, East Timor, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Namibia, and even Haiti's prior U.S. occupation highlights both the promise and the complexity inherent in establishing international protectorates. Kosovo, under the UN Interim Administration Mission (UNMIK) from 1999 to 2008, followed NATO's intervention to stop severe ethnic violence and human rights abuses. UNMIK initially succeeded in restoring basic security, facilitating democratic elections, and eventually paving the way toward independence. However, significant challenges remain...

A Regional Nuremberg Court to Combat Organized Crime in the Americas Eduardo A Gamarra        Transnational organized crime has emerged as the key security crisis in the Western Hemisphere. From the violent extortion tactics of gangs like Tren de Aragua to the cartel-led violence destabilizing Mexico and Colombia, organized criminal networks are weakening governance, diminishing public trust, and threatening democratic societies throughout the region. The unilateral strategy recently adopted by President Trump, while loud and possibly politically beneficial, mainly hinges on aggressive rhetoric and stringent immigration policies that fail to tackle the systemic issues fostering organized crime or effectively disrupt these transnational criminal groups. To truly combat this menace, we must progress beyond mere political gestures toward a more ambitious, comprehensive, and collaborative solution: a hemispheric judicial tribunal intentionally modeled after the historic ...