I speak to Oliver Dodd (University of Nottingham) who recently penned an article in Jacobin titled 'Colombia’s Mercenary Industry is Behind the Haitian Coup' (https://jacobinmag.com/2021/07/colombia-mercenary-industry-haitian-coup-assassination-president-jovenel-moise-right-wing-paramilitaries-retired-armed-forces/). We talk about Colombia's militarism, its mercenary industry, the Haiti connection, and some niche topics around Central and Latin American geopolitics.