ASCF Podcasts: Peace Through Strength
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April 10th, 2025
ASCF Sr. Analyst Laurence Sanford interviews Colonel (Ret.) Pete McIllwain. Pete’s 22-year career with the CIA also included time in Tel Aviv. He gives an excellent, balanced history of Gaza and how Hamas came to power.
April 4th, 2025
American Security Council Foundation President & CEO discusses the dangers of the CCP government with ASCF Sr. Analyst Laurence Sanford. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is shipping the supplies needed to produce fentanyl through Mexican drug cartels.
April 3rd, 2025
PTS podcast host Joy Votrobek interviews ASCF senior fellow Alan Dowd about his last two articles regarding Free World Defense and Taiwan. Alan coined the phrase "Free World Defense," premised on strength and winning to maintain an International Rules-Based Order.
March 28th, 2025
A special guest straight from our PTS Podcast studio. Brian Freeman, a New York Times best-selling thriller author, has chosen to carry on with The Bourne series. Brian has written 31 thrillers, 6 of which are part of The Bourne series.
March 24th, 2025
Protests against Erdogan's silencing of his political opponent, Istanbul's Mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu, have emerged as a response to increasing authoritarianism in Turkey. The public outcry reflects a broader struggle for democracy in Turkey, highlighted by the challenges faced by opposition parties and their supporters.
March 20th, 2025
Peace Through Strength podcast host Tracy Steele interviews ASCF Sr. Analyst Laurence Sanford about the continued Houthi Crisis and the Red Sea shipping lanes. Mr. Sanford provides a historical background of the Houthis and the civil war in Yemen between the Shi'iah and Sunni Muslim groups.
March 6th, 2025
PTS podcast host Joy Votrobek discusses what could deter the CCP from attacking Taiwan with ASCF Sr. Analyst Laurence Sanford. Obstacles for the CCP to reconsider could include U.S. alliances in the Indo-Pacific region; economic consequences from the international community; and internal challenges that may deter engagement with Taiwan.
March 4th, 2025
PTS Brief on the Oval Office clash between Zelensky, Trump, and Vance.
February 27th, 2025
PTS Host Joy Votrobek discusses the obstacles to peace in Ukraine with Sr. Analyst Laurence Sanford. There is a lack of trust on both sides; a dispute over Russian-speaking territories; and finally the need for a lasting security agreement.
February 21st, 2025
ASCF Sr. Analyst Laurence Sanford discusses the CCP's intimidation of Taiwan and the U.S. response. The CCP uses psychological intimidation from constant reminders of a One China policy, military drills, and stated dates for a takeover.
