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Colombia’s Ex-Defense Minister on How to Handle Trump's Tough Tactics

Jan 30, 2025
35:29

In this week’s episode of One Decision, host Christina Ruffini and resident spymaster, Sir Richard Dearlove, former head of MI6, are joined by Juan Carlos Pinzón, a former Defense Minister of Colombia and two-time Ambassador to the United States to unpack the recent developments in Colombia as President Trump’s tariff threats compelled the nation's president Gustavo Petro to give into deportation efforts. They also discuss the growing role of China in Latin America, the drug crisis affecting the region’s political sovereignty, and the threat of Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro's regime on the region's democracy. Plus, the future of the Panama Canal.

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