Georges A. Fauriol

Senior Associate (Non-resident), Americas Program
Georges A. Fauriol

Georges A. Fauriol is a senior associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS); a fellow with the Caribbean Policy Consortium; and a Think Tank Haiti TTH Steering Group member, a partnership of Université Quisqueya in Haiti and the Inter-American Dialogue. He is also an adjunct faculty member with Georgetown University’s democracy and governance graduate program. Fauriol retired in 2020 as vice president, grants, operations, and evaluation, at the National Endowment for Democracy (NED). He also served from 2002 to 2010 as vice president of strategic planning and senior vice president at one of NED’s implementing institutes, the International Republican Institute. Prior, Fauriol held a number of positions at CSIS, notably as director and senior fellow of the Americas Program. He previously was also the assistant to the chairman of the Center’s Board of Trustees. Earlier, Fauriol worked at the Foreign Policy Research Institute in Philadelphia. He has extensive international and cross-regional field experience, including election-related missions in Eurasia, Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, and Central America. He is widely published, including in Foreign Affairs, Polity and other journals, on Caribbean Basin politics, U.S. foreign and security policy in the region, and more broadly, democratization dynamics. He has testified several times before U.S. congressional committees. Fauriol holds an M.A. and Ph.D. in international relations from the University of Pennsylvania.

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Public Safety in Haiti: Now and Tomorrow

In this panel, experts will examine the current state of public safety in Haiti, the capabilities and limitations role of the Haitian National Police (HNP), potential Haitian solutions to the issues, and opportunities for external support. 

Event by Erol Yayboke , Ambassador Frederick Barton , Johnny Celestin , Georges A. Fauriol , William O'Neill , Ambassador Susan Page , and Dr. Peterson Thosiac — June 8, 2023

Haiti Policy: Stumbling toward 2023

CSIS senior associate Georges A. Fauriol analyzes the current political and security challenges in Haiti and key trends to watch for in 2023.

Commentary by Georges A. Fauriol — January 13, 2023

How to Break the Stalemate in Haiti

Americas Program senior associate Georges Fauriol and coauthors, Peter Hakim, Enrique Ter Horst, and Keith Mines outline the need for a national dialogue in Haiti to address deteriorating political, economic, and security crises.

Commentary by Georges A. Fauriol , Peter Hakim , Enrique ter Horst , and Keith Mines — June 30, 2022

Haiti’s Fractured Political Dynamics

Georges Fauriol analyzes Haiti's political landscape and what the current challenges mean for the country's prospects of democratic consolidation.

Commentary by Georges A. Fauriol — March 17, 2022

Haiti: Betting on the Montana Accord

Georges Fauriol analyzes the Montana Accord and Haiti's fraught search for a sustainable political transition plan.

Commentary by Georges A. Fauriol — February 18, 2022

Haiti’s Problematic Electoral Dynamics

Georges Fauriol analyzes Haiti's dysfunctional electoral dynamics as an additional factor in the country's deepening crisis going into 2022.

Commentary by Georges A. Fauriol — January 10, 2022

Adrift: U.S.-Haiti Policy

CSIS senior associate Georges Fauriol addresses the direction of U.S. policy toward Haiti in response to a frightening pace of bad news in the Caribbean country.

Commentary by Georges A. Fauriol — November 2, 2021