On Monday, the 25th of September, the United States and Kenya signed a defense agreement that aims to support a peacekeeping intervention in Haiti. With this crucial step, all that is left in the process of creating this hypothetical peacekeeping force is the approval of the United Nations. This call for the deployment of international forces, and the failure of the Haitian National Police (HNP) to stop the violence has made clear the ugly reality that in many parts of the country, the government of Haiti has no authority whatsoever.