The author of the Op-Ed did not attend Mercy College. He teaches there part time.
Here is his bio from the Think Tank he co-founded:
Hard to call this guy a dunce.
Wow, this guy appears to be intelligent, at least in a credentialed sort of way.
Then again, after reading the article a second time, it is is apparent that the "bold initiative" implemented by the world's "economic powers" will somehow have to discard the sovereign will of both the Haitian and Dominican people to make this work.
Furthermore, the Dominican Republic is hardly referenced in the article so it appears the author must have some idea as to how to subjugate us but since we are hardly worthy of any mention maybe any resistance on our part will not be assumed worthy of mention either.
This guy is no doubt intelligent, but it seems his intelligence is something you might expect from a 12 year old math savant, not someone who leads a think tank and instructs government officials on whatever. Kind of scary that, actually - nonetheless maybe quite telling though