Deconstructed: The Coup That Wasn't

Deconstructed: The Coup That Wasn't

The assassination earlier this month of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse is raising new questions about the threat posed by international mercenaries. It also casts a new light on a story The Intercept published last month that revealed the existence of a 2020 coup plot against the newly elected president of Bolivia, Luis Arcé, successor to the country’s long-serving leftist President Evo Morales. As in Haiti, the plot would have seen foreign mer…