El Salvador is exporting the ‘Bukele model’ to Haiti – but the gang offensive is a gamble for both nations

A Salvadoran Army soldier stands guard at a camp in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Oct. 31, 2026. Clarens Siffroy/AFP via Getty Images On Nov. 10, 2026, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele posted footage of attack helicopters firing on a compound near Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince. He had earlier requested, via a social media post in Haitian Creole, the address of Wilson Joseph,...