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Border Wars Podcast
by Secure Free Society
Through a decade of field research, the next-generation, national security think tank, the Center for a Secure Free Society has uncovered numerous cases of transregional criminal and terrorist elements operating in Latin America. These threats are growing and catalyzing an unprecedented crisis on the U.S. southern border. A crisis that many Americans are aware of but few understand. Until Now.Welcome to Border Wars, the first bilingual podcast that goes beyond the border.Subscribe to the Border Wars podcast and visit our website at securefreesociety.org.
Episodes
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Patria Unida por un México Valiente
En un nuevo episodio de Border Wars Podcast conversamos con Alicia Galván y Humberto López, fundadores de Patria Unida, un think thank de México con el propósito principal de levantar líderes en esa nación con la capacidad de defender las ideas de la libertad y la democracia en México. Las ideas...
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Próspera, Solving the Rule of Law in Central America
Central America has long been plagued with crime and corruption that has stifled foreign investment and slowed economic growth. That's where Próspera comes in. Próspera is a special economic zone or Zonas de Empleo y Desarrollo Económico (ZEDE) on the island of Roatán in the Central American...
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Hezbollah on America’s Southern Border
The unprecedented crisis on America's southern border has enormous ramifications for U.S. national security. None more urgent than the significant rise of suspected terrorists encountered or apprehended at the U.S.-Mexico border. With the global context of the escalating war in the Middle East by...
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El futuro de la democracia en Chile
Las violentas protestas que vivió Chile de manera sistemática desde 2019 generaron una desestabilización social y política para la democracia de este país. Para analizar el contexto que vive Chile, estuvo con nosotros Aldo Cassinelli, reconocido académico, escritor y actual Director Ejecutivo de...
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Cómo operan Irán y Hezbollah en Latinoamérica
En este nuevo episodio de Border Wars Podcast conversamos sobre la evidente presencia de operadores de Irán y Hezbollah en diferentes países de América Latina y su gran incidencia geopolítica para la región teniendo a Venezuela como principal socio y punto estratégico de operaciones. Casos como…
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Analyzing the Mexican Cartels
With the surging crisis on the U.S. southern border, there is an increased emphasis on the threats posed by Mexican drug cartels. But most contemporary analysis of the cartels does not include the profound changes that have taken place in Mexico since NAFTA, transforming the Mexican cartels from...
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Conservatives in the Americas Unite
There has not been a radical Leftist government in Latin America that has come to power without first dividing the right-of-center, conservative movements in the region. This past July, several think tanks, academic centers, political figures, and others set out to remedy this by gathering in...
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Understanding Iran's influence operations in Latin America
On October 7, the Iran-sponsored terrorist group Hamas unleashed an unprecedented, brutal terrorist attack against Israel, sneaking across its border and killing and kidnapping Israelis, Americans, and other citizens. This attack has escalated tensions between Iran and the West to the brink of...
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Javier Milei, Argentina y la Sociedad Libre
En un nuevo episodio de Border Wars Podcast conversamos sobre Javier Milei, Argentina y la Sociedad Libre. Javier Milei, quien lidera las encuestas con un gran apoyo nacional para ser el próximo presidente de Argentina, propone un cambio importante a través de las ideas de la libertad para sacar…
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Detrás del asesinato de Fernando Villavicencio en Ecuador
El reciente asesinato de Fernando Villavicencio, candidato a la presidencia del Ecuador, impactó al mundo en medio de una gran crisis de seguridad que viven diferentes países en Latinoamérica.Para analizar todo lo que rodea la muerte de Villavicencio, estuvo con nosotros en exclusiva Christian...
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Argentina y la Geopolítica Hemisférica
Iniciando nuestra segunda temporada de Border Wars Podcast conversamos sobre los desafíos geopolíticos que enfrenta Argentina y la incidencia que han tenido actores externos en la crisis social, económica y de inseguridad que vive en la actualidad esta nación. Para hacer un claro análisis sobre…
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The Iraq War, How Intelligence Failures Helped Iran
On March 20, 2003, a "coalition of the willing," made up of the U.S. and its allies, entered Iraq. They knew who their enemy was: Saddam Hussein and his Ba'athist army. The coalition made short work of defeating the Iraqi military, but, as everyone knows, the worst was yet to come. The Iraqi...
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China's War on America and Taiwan
The Border Wars Podcast is back for a new series of episodes. Episode 16, and the first for 2023, takes a deep dive into the top U.S. national security issue of today: the People's Republic of China (PRC). Renowned geopolitical expert and author, Gordon Chang, joins the podcast to take us through...
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¿Qué pasará en Perú tras la destitución de Pedro Castillo?
En nuestro nuevo episodio de Border Wars Podcast conversamos sobre la destitución de Pedro Castillo como Presidente de Perú tras su intento de ejecutar un Golpe de Estado disolviendo el Congreso. Para hacer un claro análisis sobre la crisis social y polarización que vive este país, se conectó con...
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My Close Encounter with a Mexican Cartel
We are experiencing an unprecedented crisis at the U.S. southern border. So I traveled to the border to see the situation firsthand. In Brownsville, Texas, I immediately saw the "catch and release" policy of the Biden administration in action, as migrants were released into Texas after being...
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It's Fentanyl Poisoning, Not Overdose
Fentanyl is the number one drug causing overdose deaths in the United States. The problem is they aren't all from overdose. Two milligrams (mg) of fentanyl can be lethal depending on a person's body size, tolerance and past usage. 42% of pills tested for fentanyl contained at least 2 mg of...
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Hispanic Americans in the US Military
Episode 12 is a special podcast in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, featuring two proud veterans of the U.S. Army who were born in Mexico and Nicaragua, respectively. Sergio De La Peña and Manuel Rosales (along with Joseph Humire from the Marine Corps) and their respective families, have a...
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Brasil: Escenario Electoral con Ernesto Araújo y Leonardo Coutinho
En nuestro primer episodio en vivo conversamos sobre las elecciones presidenciales que se están viviendo en la República de Brasil entre el presidente Jair Bolsonaro y el expresidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Para analizar el escenario que se vive en uno de los países más importantes de...
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US Air Force Counterintelligence in Iraq with David Grantham
Episode 10 of the Border Wars Podcast talks to SFS Senior Fellow David Grantham, PhD, who served as a Special Agent for the U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations (OSI). A relatively secretive spy agency for the Air Force and Space Force, David takes us behind the scenes on how to join…
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Rusia y sus Juegos de Guerra en Venezuela
En nuestro nuevo episodio de Border Wars Podcast conversamos desde Dallas, Texas, con la Senadora de Colombia María Fernanda Cabal, la principal líder de la oposición frente al actual Gobierno de Colombia, y nuestro Senior Fellow José Gustavo Arocha. Nuestro Director Ejecutivo Joseph Humire…
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El Salvador, Gangs No Longer with Douglas Farah
Episode 8 of the Border Wars Podcast is about El Salvador. On October 15, 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice designated La Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) as a major transnational criminal organization. Consecutive governments in El Salvador tried to negotiate with MS-13 leaders in efforts to calm…
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Killer Drones with Col (R) Bill Edwards
Episode 7 of the Border Wars Podcast is dedicated to our new Transregional Threats Journal article, "Killer Drones." Authored by Colonel (ret.) Bill Edwards, there is no one better suited to analyze this evolution in technology and associated threats. With multiple combat tours to include…
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¿Quién asesinó al fiscal Marcelo Pecci?
En nuestro sexto episodio de Border Wars Podcast conversamos sobre los diferentes actores implicados en el asesinato del fiscal paraguayo Marcelo Pecci a manos de sicarios en la Isla de Barú en Cartagena, Colombia. ¿Quiénes podrían ser los autores intelectuales? ¿Un grupo terrorista como…
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Análisis de las elecciones presidenciales en Colombia
En nuestro quinto episodio de Border Wars Podcast hicimos un análisis sobre las elecciones presidenciales en Colombia. Únase a esta conversación con nuestro Director Ejecutivo SFS, Joseph Humire, en compañía de invitados especiales: 🇧🇷 Leonardo Coutinho, SFS Senior Fellow y autor, "Hugo Chávez…
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Biden, Bolsonaro y AMLO después de la Cumbre de las Américas
En nuestro cuarto episodio de Border Wars Podcast conversamos con dos reconocidos expertos sobre la Cumbre de las Américas 2022 que se realizó en la ciudad de Los Ángeles, Estados Unidos. ¿Quiénes trataron de hacer boicot a la Cumbre? ¿Qué está buscando el presidente de México AMLO al no asistir…
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Venezuela, 30 de Abril
En el tercer episodio de Border Wars Podcast continuamos nuestra conversación sobre Venezuela junto a 3 coroneles retirados de Venezuela, Colombia y Estados Unidos. ¿Por qué falló el 30 de abril - Operación Libertad? ¿Qué factores han permitido que Nicolás Maduro se mantenga en el poder? ¿Las…
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Venezuela, El Día Antes
En nuestro segundo episodio de Border Wars Podcast conversamos en exclusiva con 3 coroneles retirados de Venezuela, Colombia y Estados Unidos; quienes de manera franca y directa nos explican porque fracasó "El Cucutazo", y cómo después de tres años Nicolás Maduro ha logrado resistir la presión...
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Weaponized Drug Trafficking
Welcome to Border Wars, the first bilingual (EN/ES) podcast that goes beyond the border. Today’s conversation is with three scholar-practitioners, who have not only studied the crisis at the US southern border they have worked border security issues through law enforcement, intelligence, and the...
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Intro - Border Wars Podcast
Through a decade of field research, the next-generation, national security think tank, the Center for a Secure Free Society has uncovered numerous cases of transregional criminal and terrorist elements operating in Latin America. These threats are growing and catalyzing an unprecedented crisis on...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Through a decade of field research, the next-generation, national security think tank, the Center for a Secure Free Society has uncovered numerous cases of transregional criminal and terrorist elements operating in Latin America. These threats are growing and catalyzing an unprecedented crisis on the U.S. southern border. A crisis that many Americans are aware of but few understand. Until Now.Welcome to Border Wars, the first bilingual podcast that goes beyond the border.Subscribe to the Border Wars podcast and visit our website at securefreesociety.org.
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