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Haiti: Chavez Visit and the Diplomatic Dance

Categories: Caribbean, Latin America, North America, Haiti, U.S.A., Venezuela, Environment, International Relations, Politics

Anticipating Chavez's upcoming visit to Haiti, Roody Edme writes [Fr]: “His arrival requires an apt diplomatic dance… [1]The recent American decision to list the country as a nation that might possibly benefit from the ethanol project echoes Caracas’ decision to make us benefit from the Petro-Caribe clause … While we want to avoid always hiding in “American skirts”, we also should not act like rebellious children. “