Rather than a dividing line, the border functions as a zone where people from both sides of Haiti and the Dominican Republic live as close neighbors with deep relationships, creating an island isolated between two countries. This presentation explores the "An Island for Two," concept, where the border exists like an island placed inside another island. Within this space, Haitians and Dominicans share unique proximity and a specific spatial solidarity. It is a cultural and social island, a gateway where the border experiences dialectics, rupture, and suture. Ultimately, it represents the revenge of geography over history: what history divided, geography has united.

Jean-Marie Théodat's work focuses on borders, identity, and the intertwined histories of Haiti and the Dominican Republic. He is the author of influential works and has contributed widely to debates on postcolonialism, debt, and urban life in Haiti.