The highlights this week: The United Nations approves an enlarged security mission in Haiti , China pushes back against Mexico’s tariff plans , and street protests hit Ecuador and Peru.

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The highlights this week: The United Nations approves an enlarged security mission in Haiti, China pushes back against Mexico’s tariff plans, and street protests hit Ecuador and Peru.

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The Latest Chapter of Haiti’s Intervention

The international security force stationed in Haiti will soon become more muscular.

A Kenyan-led contingent of police offers that deployed to Haiti in June 2024 has made little progress in pushing back against gangs, which were estimated to control 90 percent of the capital, Port-au-Prince, in July. On Tuesday, the United Nations Security Council passed a resolution to expand the multinational force to also include military troops.

The decision came just before the mandate for the largely U.S.-funded deployment was set to expire on Thursday. The current mission is not U.N.-run, but it has the Security Council’s endorsement.

The mission’s ineffectiveness prompted fierce debate in Latin America and at the Security Council in recent months. Some policymakers argued that it should be beefed up, while others suggested scrapping it in favor of a new approach. Haiti’s interim government called for the former, and the Security Council agreed.

The new “Gang Suppression