Lima Charlie World Disrupting Geostrategic Thought

The Dodik Problem – Civil War in the Balkans Looms Large

November 17, 2021

As the U.S. and E.U. remain asleep at the wheel, the Balkans face what could be another Serb, Bosnian, Croat civil war,

American Insurgency – What Does a Peaceful Transition of Power Look Like Now?

January 17, 2021

America is supposed to be the world’s exporter of democracy, a profile in and of the peaceful transition of power for our

As Trump’s hold on power fades domestic hybrid warfare rages on

December 10, 2020

Behind the scenes of a Trump power grab, America remains engaged in its own, internal, political hybrid warfare.

Cyber Warfare Now – Tales from the Digital Battlefield

July 2, 2019

Democracies worldwide are facing critical challenges from ever expanding cyberwarfare operations with the ability to not just threaten infrastructure, but to control

Israel-Hamas Cyberwar, when old warfare meets new

May 11, 2019

While strategies shift, Israel and Hamas continue to battle in both cyberspace and conventional space. Israel struck 320 ground targets in the

Murder, genocide, politics and the almost surrender of Radovan Karadžić

April 19, 2019

Amidst a bloody genocidal war that erupted after the breakup of Yugoslavia, in 1992, author William Stuebner was sent into the fray

Imagine a Global Space Community … The Space Foundation Can

April 5, 2019

Lima Charlie World is attending the Space Foundation’s Space Symposium in Colorado to discover how the world’s space agencies, military communities and

Is Russia Failing in Ukraine? A Diminishing Threat

March 23, 2019

As the conflict between Russia and Ukraine continues, with the threat of a potentially greater conflict emerging, critical factors have emerged that

Strike a deal with which devil? The many faces of the Taliban

March 22, 2019

18 years later, the U.S. is engaged in negotiations with the Taliban over the future of Afghanistan. But what exactly is “the

Brothers in Arms, Donald Trump, cigars and a fine steak dinner: The Library in Amman

January 3, 2017

Reflections on a peaceful meal with brothers in arms at a Middle Eastern oasis. A review of the Library Lounge & Cigar

Swords to Plowshares: Urban Farming for the New Warrior

August 19, 2016

A U.S. Army combat veteran reports on the therapeutic nature of returning to the land, and a business built on urban farming.

‘Tickling Giants’ – Bassem Youssef, Sara Taksler charm & inspire

August 17, 2016

I remember landing in Cairo during the 2011 Egyptian Revolution, and taking a taxi to the Windsor Hotel. It is located within

Syrian Army recaptures Palmyra from ISIS

March 2, 2017

MENA Bureau

The Syrian Army has retaken Palmyra from ISIS, advancing into the city after ISIS forces withdrew on Thursday. ISIS’s military situation continues to

Last Minute Letters from Veterans About Election Day 2016

November 7, 2016

Lima Charlie

Lima Charlie News received a flurry of OpEd submissions from U.S. military veterans seeking to have their voices heard before Election Day,

Russia’s recession ends as Putin prepares for another term

December 27, 2017

Lima Charlie

Lima Charlie Business | Russia As 2017 comes to a close, Russia will have attained positive growth for the first time in

Middle East – North Africa News Brief

August 15, 2017

MENA Bureau

MENA BRIEF, SITREP August 1 – August 12: Middle East and Northern Africa Regional Low Intensity Conflicts. [BAHRAIN]: Shia opposition groups continue to

Ignoring Puerto Rico is not the American way

June 1, 2018

Lima Charlie

Puerto Rico was already in crisis before Hurricane Maria hit the island, and increasing casualties have added urgency to the need for

Review of “The Crusades Through Arab Eyes” by Amin Maalouf

June 5, 2016

John Sjoholm

The Lebanese French Melkite Greek Catholic journalist and novelist Amin Maalouf did not set out to write an accurate history book or

Image Relevant After Christmas Market Massacre [Image: Patrick Seeger][Lima Charlie News]

Ambitions Never Laid to Rest: ISIS Remains Relevant After Christmas Market Massacre

December 12, 2018

John Sjoholm

A man opened fire into crowds at the Christmas Market, Strasbourg, a reminder that as it suffers defeat, the Islamic State is

U.S. markets prepare for inflation and politicized central banks

February 14, 2018

Lima Charlie

Last week January’s jobs report sent markets into a spiral. This week all eyes are on January’s Consumer Price Index on Wednesday and on

Germany escalates global military role and NATO spending

February 19, 2017

Lima Charlie

On Friday, German Defense Minister Ursula Von der Leyen opened the Munich Security Conference reaffirming an increase in German military spending. “We are aware that

America’s obsession with plastic

May 20, 2018

John Sjoholm

While plastic continues to pose a real threat to our environment and health, America’s leadership, America’s lobbyists and America’s plastic culture all fight

Trump meets with PM Netanyahu in a productive first day in Israel

May 22, 2017

J. David Thompson

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL (LC) U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Israel today as his first diplomatic tour to the country. Donald Trump

Middle East – North Africa News Brief

April 26, 2017

MENA Bureau

MENA Regional Low Intensity Conflicts, April 15 – April 23 [EGYPT]: An Egyptian Air Force F-16 struck an alleged Islamic State weapons and gathering point

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