Lessons from the Haiti earthquake : protecting small states

• Main Author: Chong, Alan
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/79688; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/6561
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The earthquake tragedy in Haiti offers lessons in how the world should prepare well in advance for such non-traditional security threats. Small states should focus on good governance while the international community should exercise rehabilitative soft power.