S1E339 - Gross Diplomacy

Peru has had seven presidents in nine years, homicides have nearly doubled, and extortion is up sixfold - and yet the country just tried to buy $3.5 billion worth of F-16s. Elohim Monard returns to diagnose a political crisis that doubles as a case study in great-power failure. From "gross diplomacy" on social media to a runoff framed as "cancer versus HIV," Peru is caught between Washington and Beijing with no strategy of its own.

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Timestamps:

(00:00) - Welcome and Guest Intro

(00:37) - Gross Diplomacy Sparks

(01:51) - US Diplomatic...