Gross Diplomacy

Podcast: The Jacob Shapiro Podcast · Jacob Shapiro

Opublikowano: 2026-04-29

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. -- Timestamps: (00:00) - Welcome and Guest Intro (00:37) - Gross Diplomacy Sparks (01:51) - US Diplomatic...