ASCF Podcasts: Peace Through Strength
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December 19th, 2024
PTS host Joy Votrobek and ASCF Sr. Analyst Laurence Sanford address the International Criminal Court arrest warrant for Netanyahu. Prejudice within the International Criminal Court (ICC) poses significant challenges to pursuing justice and accountability.
December 17th, 2024
PTS Host Joy Votrobek and ASCF Sr. Analyst Laurence Sanford briefly discuss the suspicious drone sightings across the U.S. and on our U.S. military bases in Germany and Britain.
December 12, 2024
PTS Host Joy Votrobek speculates with Sr. Analyst Laurence Sanford on what the fall of Assad's regime in Syria means for minorities and regional stability.
November 29th, 2024
The durability of a ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel hinges on several complex factors, including regional dynamics, internal politics, and external pressures. Will UNIFIL turn a blind eye to Hezbollah activity, or will they help make this 60-day ceasefire stick? Historically, ceasefires in this context have been fragile, often disrupted by sporadic violence.
November 27th, 2024
BRICS represents both opportunities and challenges for South America, primarily through Brazil's engagement. BRICS' influence on global economic and political dynamics is significant, and its activities can shape the future of inter-regional relations in South America.
November 14th, 2024
PTS host Joy Votrobek has a panel discussion with ASCF, senior analyst Laurence Sanford and Sr. Fellow Alan Dowd regarding their thoughts on how Trump's re-election will affect Ukraine. They also review how Trump's strategy for Peace Through Strength may impact the U.S. military and U.S. allies, particularly NATO.
November 1, 2024
Peace Through Strength podcast host Joy Votrobek and ASCF senior analyst Laurence Sanford discuss Recep Tayyip Erdogan's aspirations to revive the Ottoman Empire and a caliphate. This revivalist sentiment is reflected in Erdogan's foreign policy, which seeks to expand Türkiye's influence in the Middle East and North Africa. Erdogan's approach could risk alienating neighboring countries and igniting nationalist tensions. He also continues to attack the Kurds in Syria with no mention of a Kurdish state. Erdogan's vision appears to move Turkey (now Türkiye) to an autocratic Muslim society and away from the modern society Ataturk created.
October 29, 2024
Peace Through Strength podcast brief on the recent Israeli precision attacks on Iranian airfields and missile defense systems. Podcast host Joy Votrobek speaks with ASCF Sr. Analyst Laurence Sanford about the conflict between Israel and Iran and Hezbollah's involvement. They also discuss how the U.S. elections may affect the next steps for both Israel and Iran. The implications of this conflict for regional stability are complex and could have far-reaching consequences.
October 23, 2024
This is a Special Peace Through Strength podcast brief on an article titled "Explaining Communism" in the kids section of our local newspaper. The article was published on October 18th, 2024, in the Press Journal, a Treasure Coast Newspaper owned by USA Today. Our senior analyst and a teacher/mother share their thoughts on the article. These criticisms highlight the complexities and potential pitfalls of implementing an idealistic vision of communism.
October 2024
Special guest Ralph Mariani tells ASCF Sr. Analyst Laurence Sanford the story of the assassination of Richard Welch, a CIA SOS in Athens, Greece. Ralph tells the back story of Richard Welch and his time in the CIA leading up to his assassination on December 23rd, 1975. Richard Welch was assassinated by a radical Marxist Lenin group called 17 November. Mr. Mariani said the Greeks never investigated 17 November and believes there was a lot of false propaganda over what really happened leading up to Richard Welch's assassination.
