"Haiti will quite literally need to be rebuilt from the ground up," writes COA's Eric Farnsworth. The United States, aided by partners in the international community,  "should work  together under a special new UN mandate to restore the nation and put it on a new path to long-term, sustainable development. This is where the true test of U.S. leadership will come," he added.

A week after a massive earthquake, Haiti continues to reel from the natural disaster. Despite the current catastrophe, international efforts are assessing how the manpower and money pledged can support recovery down the road.

A devastating earthquake struck Haiti on January 12. Find out ways to support relief efforts and get updated information.

The country's Senate voted out Prime Minister Michele Pierre-Louis on October 30. The news was met with relative calm in Haiti and President René Préval quickly named a replacement, but some worry the prime minister's dismissal could raise concerns of instability at a time of optimism about the country's fate.

In an interview with Americas Quarterly, the Grammy Award-winning musician talked about why he created Yéle, a Haiti-based youth outreach program. Listen to excerpts from the interview.

This exhibition catalogue features early folk art-influenced work from the Caribbean and includes essays by Selden Rodman and DeWitt C. Peters.