{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/616a3615e98b97001261c751/616a3622b567570014735209?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"International Security Risk Specialist Mike Croll Starts a New Conversation about Safety, Security and Risk","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/616a3615e98b97001261c751/616a3622b567570014735209.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>Mike Croll has been around a crisis or two - some violent and some peaceful - starting with the fall of the Berlin Wall. He's worked for the Halo Trust in Cambodia, and with the British Foreign Office, European Union, United Nations and more recently, Facebook.&nbsp;He's an old friend of your host Mark Valley and they share a few laughs as Mike offers some thoughts about Security from ancient times to the present and into the future.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>And there's a bonus guest around 48:52 who drops in - Mike's son, Ben Croll, shares his experience as 17 year-old young American in the times of the Black Lives Matter Movement and Covid-19, and his hopes for the future.&nbsp;Episode 47</p><p><br></p><p>Books by Mike Croll:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/History-Landmines-Mike-Croll/dp/0850526280\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>History of Landmines</strong></a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.casematepublishers.com/landmines-in-war-and-peace.html#.X2lktS9h22s\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Landmines in War and Peace</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p>Resources:</p><p><a href=\"http://halotrust.org\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>The Halo Trust</strong></a></p><p><a href=\"http://www.death-clock.org\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>http://www.death-clock.org</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"http://LinkedIn.com/in/mike-croll\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>LinkedIn.com/in/mike-croll</strong></a></p><p><br></p><h4><strong><em>Enjoyed this ad-fee episode? Please consider a one time contribution to keep us operational --&gt;</em> </strong><a href=\"https://www.paypal.me/thelivedrop\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>https://www.paypal.me/thelivedrop</em></strong></a></h4><p><br></p><p><em>Thank you for listening and your support,</em></p><p><em>Mark Valley</em></p><p><em>Creator/Host</em></p>","author_name":"Mark Valley"}