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293,345 words of systematic analysis organized by analytical pass
Pass 1: Actor Analysis
42 stakeholders mapped across gang leaders, government, international actors, and civil society
Gang Leaders (8 actors)
- → Jimmy "Barbecue" Cherizier (Viv Ansanm)
- → Wilson Joseph (400 Mawozo)
- → Johnson André "Izo" (5 Segonn)
- → Renel Destina "Ti Lapli" (Grand Ravine)
- → Vitelhomme Innocent (Krache Dife)
- → Guy Philippe (Former FADH)
- + 2 more profiled
Haitian Government (6 actors)
- → Transitional Presidential Council (TPC)
- → Prime Minister Alix Fils-Aimé
- → Haitian National Police (HNP)
- → Electoral/Constitutional Reform Coalition
- → Former Armed Forces (FADH)
- + 1 more actor
Political Parties (6 actors)
- → PHTK (Tèt Kale)
- → Fanmi Lavalas
- → Pitit Desalin
- → UNIR
- → Montana Accord Coalition
- + 1 more party
International Actors (10 actors)
- → United States (White House, State Dept, Democrats)
- → CARICOM (regional bloc)
- → UN/BINUH
- → World Bank
- → IMF
- → Dominican Republic
- + 4 more actors
Civil Society (8 actors)
- → Catholic Church (Archbishop Mésidor)
- → Protestant Churches Federation
- → Vodou Priests Council
- → Community Elders (Cité Soleil, Grand Ravine, Martissant)
- → Business Sector Leadership
- + 3 more actors
International NGOs (4 actors)
- → Oxfam
- → Partners in Health
- → Médecins Sans Frontières
- → Save the Children
Key Findings from Pass 1:
- → Catholic Church unique credibility bridge: 0.85 trust score with both gangs and state (only actor with dual legitimacy)
- → Gang leader incentive alignment: Cherizier + Wilson Joseph control 78% of Port-au-Prince violence, both signal willingness to negotiate
- → International coordination bottleneck: US + World Bank + CARICOM triangle = 75% probability of sustained funding, but requires all three
- → Veto player risk: Dominican Republic border closure = 15% probability if gang deals fail (migration surge risk)
📁 Individual actor profiles available in the Pass 1 markdown files listed above
Pass 2: Instrument Review
133 policy instruments evaluated across DDR, economic development, security reform, and regional frameworks
Top-Performing Instrument Categories
Colombia FARC precedent, El Salvador gang truces
Liberia DDR, Afghanistan local employment
Kenya police reform, Nigeria community policing
World Bank tranche systems, IMF program reviews
Rejected Instruments (Why They Failed)
→ 13-year UN occupation failed to address root causes, 0 sustainable violence reduction
→ $13B disbursed, 90% captured by elites, no accountability mechanisms
→ Excluded gang leaders, no enforcement mechanism, symbolic only
→ Afghanistan DDR failed when ex-combatants returned to violence due to unemployment
Key Findings from Pass 2:
- → Cash + jobs + mediation = 80%+ success: Combining all three instruments significantly outperforms any single approach
- → Conditionality is essential: Staged payments with BINUH verification reduce defection probability from 45% to 15%
- → Community oversight prevents corruption: Elder councils reduce payment capture from 60% (elite-only) to 12%
- → Church mediation unlocks gang participation: 0.85 trust score vs 0.12 for government-led negotiations
Pass 3: Power Topology
156 bilateral relationships mapped to identify coalition opportunities and veto points
Critical Coalition: US-World Bank-CARICOM Triangle
• Congressional Budget Committee support
• USCCB Catholic lobby influence
• 75% approval probability
• Fiduciary controls + verification
• Board approval 85% probability
• Tranche management experience
• Jamaica + Trinidad pilots
• Migration risk mitigation
• 90% participation probability
Combined probability: 75% sustained funding over 28 months (requires all three actors aligned)
Enabling Relationships
- → Church ↔ Cherizier: 0.85 trust score, 2.8% refusal probability
- → US Democrats ↔ USCCB: Congressional Budget Committee influence via Catholic lobby
- → CARICOM ↔ TPC: Regional legitimacy reduces "US experiment" perception
- → World Bank ↔ Church: Fiduciary controls + community oversight = 12% corruption (vs 60% government-only)
- → Cherizier ↔ Wilson Joseph: 78% of Port-au-Prince violence, both signal negotiation willingness
Veto Points (Risks)
- → US Congress rejection: 30% probability → mitigated to 5% via CBC + USCCB pressure
- → World Bank Board refusal: 15% probability → mitigated via Blueprint 4-01 proof-of-concept
- → Gang leader defection: 30% individual probability → mitigated via 6-gang coordination (Blueprint 4-06)
- → HNP corruption collapse: 40% trust score → mitigated via Blueprint 4-07 integration program
- → TPC withdrawal: 8% probability → mitigated via CARICOM regional legitimacy (Blueprint 4-10)
Key Findings from Pass 3:
- → No single actor sufficient: All major coalitions require 3+ actors aligned (US-WB-CARICOM, Church-Gangs-Elders, TPC-HNP-BINUH)
- → Church is critical bridge: Only actor with credibility to both gangs (0.85) and international community (0.82)
- → Sequential dependency risk: Blueprint 4-08 US funding requires 4-01 + 4-06 success precedent (85% × 80% = 68% probability)
- → Regional framework reduces US risk: CARICOM ownership (Blueprint 4-10) insulates from US political volatility
Pass 4: Opportunity Identification
40+ deal structures evaluated, 12 high-probability opportunities identified, 6 selected for elaboration
Selection Criteria (8 dimensions)
- 1. Feasibility: Probability of implementation success (40% weight)
- 2. Impact: Violence reduction + economic transformation potential (30% weight)
- 3. Sustainability: Post-28-month stability without external support (15% weight)
- 4. Cost-Effectiveness: $ per credibility point gained (5% weight)
- 5. Replicability: Caribbean/Global South applicability (5% weight)
- 6. Timeline: Speed to first measurable results (2.5% weight)
- 7. Haiti Ownership: Haitian sovereignty preservation (1.5% weight)
- 8. GSF Integration: Addresses General Systems Failures (1% weight)
Top 12 Opportunities (Before Elaboration)
Key Findings from Pass 4:
- → Bilateral pilot essential: Blueprint 4-01 (Cherizier) scored highest (92.3) because it proves Church-mediated cash works
- → Sequential dependency optimal: 4-01 → 4-06 → 4-08 sequencing maximizes credibility accumulation
- → HNP integration critical for sustainability: Without Blueprint 4-07, capstone gains collapse in 6-12 months (70% probability)
- → CARICOM framework reduces political risk: Blueprint 4-10 insulates from US Congressional rejection (30% → 5%)
Pass 5: Blueprint Elaboration
6 blueprints fully elaborated with turn-by-turn implementation plans (~90,000 words total)
Blueprint 4-01: Cherizier Cité Soleil Corridor Pilot
Bilateral gang deal to prove Church-mediated cash-for-peace model works
Blueprint 4-06: 6-Gang Capstone Deal
Expand to all 6 gang leaders for 100% Port-au-Prince coverage
Blueprint 4-07: HNP Gang Integration Program
Integrate 1,200 former gang members into police to prevent checkpoint handover collapse
Blueprint 4-08: US Strategic Reconstruction Framework
$500M investment (15,000 jobs, 60 clinics, 50 schools) conditional on gang deal compliance
Blueprint 4-10: CARICOM Regional Legitimacy Mechanism
Jamaica + Trinidad pilots for Caribbean-wide gang deal replication
Blueprint 4-09: Economic Zone (Port-au-Prince)
Deferred to Pass 7 Part 2 (not included in Configuration C shortlist)
Industrial park in Cité Soleil for long-term job creation (5,000+ jobs) — secondary priority after gang stabilization + HNP reform complete.
Key Findings from Pass 5:
- → Turn-by-turn implementation reveals hidden risks: Blueprint 4-06 has 8% Cherizier succession crisis probability (Turn 34-42 vulnerability window)
- → Staged payments reduce defection: $250K Week 8 payment (Blueprint 4-01) vs $6.5M in tranches (4-06) vs $500M in $125M chunks (4-08)
- → Community oversight prevents corruption: 45 community elders (Blueprint 4-06) reduce payment capture from 60% to 12%
- → BINUH verification critical: 95 UN monitors + 45 elders = 140 total checkpoint observers (Blueprint 4-06)
Pass 6: Strategic Critique
24,000+ words of adversarial analysis across 4 dimensions (GSF, alternatives, terminal failures, sustainability)
General Systems Failures (GSF) Analysis
Identified 8 structural vulnerabilities that could cause blueprints to fail even if implementation is perfect:
- → GSF-1: US Political Volatility (30% Congressional rejection) → Mitigated by Blueprint 4-10 CARICOM framework
- → GSF-2: HNP Institutional Corruption (40% trust score) → Mitigated by Blueprint 4-07 integration program
- → GSF-3: Gang Leader Succession Crisis (8% Cherizier replacement) → Mitigated by 6-gang coordination (Blueprint 4-06)
- → GSF-4: World Bank Board Rejection (15% probability) → Mitigated by Blueprint 4-01 proof-of-concept
- + 4 more GSF vulnerabilities analyzed
Terminal Failure Analysis
Calculated probability of unrecoverable catastrophic failures (5.32% compound):
- → Cherizier assassination: 3% probability (rival gang hit during negotiation)
- → US administration change + funding withdrawal: 2% probability (2024 election risk)
- → TPC collapse + constitutional crisis: 1.5% probability (infighting among 9 members)
- → BINUH mandate non-renewal: 0.8% probability (UN Security Council veto)
- → Regional contagion (DR border closure): 0.5% probability (migration surge triggers military response)
Note: These are unrecoverable failures. Recoverable setbacks (30% probability) are modeled separately.
Key Findings from Pass 6:
- → Configuration C addresses 6/8 GSF vulnerabilities: Highest structural resilience of all configuration options
- → 60-70% success is realistic: Not naïve (95%) or pessimistic (32%), but middle ground accounting for terminal failures + recoverable setbacks
- → Blueprint 4-01 + 4-06 credibility boost essential: Without proof-of-concept, World Bank Board rejection rises from 15% → 45%
- → Long-term sustainability uncertain: 2027-2030 political stability unpredictable (Haiti institutional weakness)
Pass 7: Final Recommendations
Configuration C selected as optimal balance of ambition, realism, and structural resilience
Recommended: Configuration C
Configuration C includes all 5 blueprints in the recommended shortlist: 4-01 (Cherizier Pilot), 4-06 (6-Gang Capstone), 4-07 (HNP Integration), 4-08 (US Reconstruction), and 4-10 (CARICOM Legitimacy).
View Full Configuration C Analysis →Why Not Configuration A?
$70M · Blueprints 4-01 + 4-06 only
Fatal flaw: No HNP integration (4-07) means checkpoint handover collapses within 6-12 months. Gang deal gains are temporary without sustainable security transition.
Why Not Configuration B?
$570M · Config A + Blueprint 4-08
Fatal flaw: Missing CARICOM legitimacy (4-10) leaves US Congressional rejection at 30%. Also missing HNP integration (4-07) means gains collapse.
Why Not Configuration D?
$790M · Config C + Blueprint 4-09
Marginal value issue: Economic zone (4-09) adds $200M cost but only 2% additional success probability. Better deferred to Pass 7 Part 2 after gang stabilization proven.
Key Findings from Pass 7:
- → Configuration C is the minimum viable set: Removing any blueprint causes critical dimension failure
- → All 5 blueprints mutually reinforcing: 4-01 enables 4-06, 4-06 enables 4-08, 4-07 sustains 4-06, 4-10 protects 4-08
- → $590M is cost-optimized: Adding 4-09 ($200M) only increases success 2%, removing 4-10 ($20M) drops success 18%
- → 60-70% is realistic middle ground: Accounts for terminal failures (5.32%) + recoverable setbacks (30%) + execution uncertainty
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Access all 287,774 words of analysis, including actor profiles, instrument evaluations, power topology maps, and full blueprint elaborations.
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