Two hundred years ago, Simón Bolívar dreamed of a united Latin America - precisely so it could resist becoming America's backyard. South America may finally be integrating... Just not the way he had in mind. Elohim Monard joins from Pucallpa, deep in the Peruvian Amazon, to trace what Marco Rubio's recent swing through the region actually accomplished, why security is the MacGuffin and China is the real story, and how a continent ends up saying "yes sir" while Chinese state companies quietly run its ports and power grids. Plus: the Latin Americanization of US politics, and why El Salvador might be the next Singapore.
Timestamps:
(00:00) - Podcast Welcome
(00:44) - Recording In Amazon
(02:43) - Amazon Versus Lima
(06:03) - Fujimori Nostalgia
(08:49) - Rubio Trip Backdrop
(11:18) - Bolivar Dream Reversed
(15:57) - Venezuela Power Signal
(22:22) - Bukele Surprise Move
(24:47) - Canada Multilateral Bet
(27:48) - Brazil Won’t Lead Region
(28:53) - Amazon Barrier Paradox
(30:51) - Learning From Brazil’s Balancing
(32:22) - Cuba Crisis And US Moves
(34:06) - Trade Partners Split Region
(36:58) - Security As A Pretext
(40:36) - Peru As China Flashpoint
(44:27) - Avoiding Cold War 2.0
(47:13) - Bukele And Singapore Model
(48:44) - Latin Americanization And Submission
(53:14) - Rubio’s Role And US Demands
(54:55) - Closing And Sign Off
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