Peace Through Strength Podcasts by American Security Council Foundation

Peace Through Strength podcast host Joy Votrobek and ASCF Sr. Analyst Laurence Sanford speak with special guest Captain William "Bill" Toti, Retired U.S. Navy. Captain Toti was invited to Israel and worked with an IDF soldier, Col. Roy Levy. Roy took Bill inside Hamas tunnels in 2016. Unfortunately, Col. Roy Levy was one of the first IDF soldiers killed in the current Hamas war. This podcast speaks to the extensiveness of the Hamas tunnels in Gaza. Captain Toti also touches on the Houthi rebels and international involvement. They end with a discussion on deterring China by building up the U.S. fleet of submarines.

ASCF Sr. Analyst Laurence Sanford speaks with podcast guest Col. (retired) Bill Prince regarding West Point's woke culture. They question if West Point has lost its foundational principles of "Duty, Honor, Country" in order to be more politically correct. This includes opening an office for Diversity, Inclusion, and Equal Opportunity. Col. Prince states that there are numerous West Point graduates who are concerned with our national security and the direction the Academy is heading. Col. Prince was recently elected President of the MacArthur Society. The MacArthur Society's mission is to help West Point return to its foundational principles and prepare cadets to fight and win our wars.

Col. Prince is a graduate of West Point Military Academy. He served in Vietnam with both Ranger and Special Force Units. He went on to a career with the CIA while remaining active in the Army Reserve. Col. Prince deployed 11 times between Iraq and Afghanistan and holds a Master's degree from Harvard.

Mr. Sanford is a former U.S. Navy officer and served four years in the CIA.

Peace Through Strength podcast host Joy Votrobek talks to ASCF Sr. Fellow Alan Dowd about the relevance of the Reagan Doctrine. They also discuss how polls indicate over 65% of Americans support military aid to Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan in light of the Reagan Doctrine. Americans may be fatigued from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq but still support democracies fighting to stay free from authoritarian regimes.

Peace Through Strength podcast host Joy Votrobek speaks to ASCF Sr. Analyst Laurence Sanford about our Southern border crisis and his latest paper, "No Border, No Nation." They discuss how the lack of a controlled border endangers our national security. The Southern border situation is a bi-partisan complaint, but can Congress come to a compromise?

Mr. Sanford is a former U.S. Navy officer and served four years in the CIA. Mrs. Votrobek has a B.A. in International Relations and seven years of experience in global security services.

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The Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen are attacking ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aiden to protest the Israeli War. Podcast Host Joy Votrobek interviews ASCF Sr. Analyst Laurence Sanford on his article, Houthi Who? They discuss how the International community needs to get more involved with the attacks on ships in the Red Sea. 

Peace Through Strength podcast host Joy Votrobek interviews returning guest Dr. Paris Michaels on Erdogan's Swedish Blackmail for F16s from the U.S. They also discuss Turkey's land grab of Northern Cyprus. As well as Erdogan's stance on the Israeli War and Hamas.

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Peace Through Strength podcast host Joy Votrobek has a panel discussion with Sr. Fellow Alan Dowd and Sr. Analyst Laurence Sanford. They discuss a recent Gazan poll concerning Hamas and Israel—the protests at American Universities and the Middle East influence. The grievance mentality is fundamentally at odds with America's founding documents and creed. Finally, oil money from the CCP to Iran is essentially funding terrorism throughout the region and the world.

Special guest Derek Maltz, Retired Director DEA Special Ops Division, talks from first-hand experience on the fentanyl crisis facing America. The Mexican Drug cartels and Chinese suppliers are making so much money from fentanyl that they don't care about our children being poisoned. People think they buy one thing, like Xanax, Adderall, or even Marijuana, which can be laced with fentanyl. Parents, please have this on your radar. One pill can kill!

BRICS is an acronym for Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. Sr. Analyst Laurence Sanford talks to podcast host Joy Votrobek about these countries creating a trading bloc and, in doing so, not trading in the U.S. dollar. Instead, they have "The New Development Bank" headquartered in Shanghai, China. Finally, Saudi Arabia is considering joining BRICS. The U.S. dollar has the bedrock of the oil industry.

ASCF's Sr. Fellow Alan Dowd speaks with podcast Host Joy Votrobek about the rise of global allies in response to authoritarian regime challenges. NATO allies have increased their military spending and support for Ukraine as well operations worldwide. Indo-Pacific allies are also rising to the authoritarian challenges with increased spending and coordinated training exercises with the United States and other allied countries.