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

China continues to make inroads into Pakistan

March 19, 2018

John Sjoholm

China’s sale of weapons to Pakistan has continued to grow, and a strategic new friendship between the two poses challenges for the

Iraqi Kurds face repercussions after vote for independence from Baghdad

September 28, 2017

Lima Charlie

Erbil, Iraq (LC) This Wednesday, electoral commission officials announced that an overwhelming majority of Iraqi Kurds voted “yes” to splitting from Iraq

#GailForce: CIA Director Mike Pompeo on Iran, Syria and Russia at Aspen Security Forum 2017

July 21, 2017

Gail Harris

Capt. Gail Harris reports from the Aspen Security Forum 2017 Day 2: CIA Director Mike Pompeo and Thomas Bossert, Assistant to the

The world has no option but to let Assad stay where he is … for now

April 26, 2018

John Sjoholm

After the alleged chemical attack on the Syrian city of Douma, a coalition consisting of France, the UK and the US launched

IMage Should the U.S. Shift From Saudi Arabia to Iran? [Lima Charlie News]

U.S. Shift From Saudi Arabia to Iran? A Western Dilemma

September 6, 2016

John Sjoholm

A candid examination of the prospect of moving on from Saudi influence towards a partnership with Iran. | By John Sjoholm, Lima

Flights resume at Hamburg Airport after unknown substance, likely pepper spray, shuts it down

February 12, 2017

Lima Charlie

Hamburg, Germany – Flights have resumed at Hamburg Airport, after an “unknown hazardous material” believed now to be pepper spray, spread through

Middle East – North Africa News Brief

February 5, 2018

MENA Bureau

Extended Middle East and Northern Africa News Composition Briefing: Regional Low Intensity Conflicts, January 30th to February 4th – Current as of February 5,

Two courts strike Trump travel ban, citing past rhetoric and flawed natsec reasons

March 16, 2017

Anthony A. LoPresti

President Trump and his team’s past anti-Muslim rhetoric, ill advised tweets, a series of flawed national security arguments, and Lyndon B. Johnson,

Studies explore the oldest evidence of life on Earth

March 21, 2017

Lima Charlie

This past month saw two groundbreaking studies probing into the earliest signs of both bacterial and plant life on earth. On March

USC ‘State of the American Veteran Conference’ to address critical Veteran issues

September 20, 2017

Lima Charlie

The University of Southern California’s Center for Innovation and Research on Veterans & Military Families kicks off its annual ‘State of the

Taliban clash with Pakistani forces after renewed offensive

February 12, 2017

John Sjoholm

Khost, Pakistan – Pakistani Security Forces suffered casualties in a clash against Taliban sympathizers early Sunday (12th of February). The clashes occurred