Lima Charlie World Disrupting Geostrategic Thought

Soft Power as Dominion: Speaking Softly, Building Systems

The most durable power is not enforced at gunpoint; it is embedded in systems. My industry has a simple rule: never do something for one reason when you can do it for

The Currency War Nobody Wants to Name

Venezuela did not become problematic because it was authoritarian, corrupt, or illegitimate. It had been all three for years without provoking decisive action. The problem emerged when strategic resources began drifting outside

Vae Victis: Putin Wins

A frozen conflict would be a Russian victory in anything but name. Why a frozen conflict in Ukraine would amount to a Russian victory—and why Europe’s real vulnerability lies not in military

Europe’s Liberal Self-Deception

Order was once built; its absence is now assumed. Europe is not undergoing an ideological shift, but an analytical collapse. Great powers have not changed their behaviour. What has eroded is Europe’s

Weaponisation of the Suffering – Frozen Conflicts, Displacement, and the Utility of Human Movement

Human suffering scales efficiently when it is managed. The weaponisation of refugees is a low-cost, high-leverage instrument for states able to tolerate ambiguity and export instability. Public vocabulary treats refugees as a

Europe must decide whether it intends to remain a consumer of security or finally become its producer

The Russia-Ukraine conflict endures not because it is strategically complex, but because it is strategically convenient. But the truth beneath the rhetoric is simpler and colder: Europe must outsource violence deliberately if

Europe will survive only if it pays someone else to die in its place

Toute vérité n’est pas bonne à dire: Purchased Frontiers. “War is not about who is right, but who is left.” Sweden does not suffer from incompetence. We build precise instruments of violence

The Dodik Problem – Civil War in the Balkans Looms Large

As the U.S. and E.U. remain asleep at the wheel, the Balkans face what could be another Serb, Bosnian, Croat civil war, drawing Russia and Turkey into the fray. Will Milorad Dodik

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

America is supposed to be the world’s exporter of democracy, a profile in and of the peaceful transition of power for our generation and generations to come. As the country transitions from

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

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

The Kurds – Betrayal and an ignored report highlight US policy failures

A US administration ignores the obvious, choosing betrayal over allies, trading Kurdish lives for a path towards US foreign policy failure.

Netflix series ‘The Paper’ (Novine) reflects reality of politics, corruption and freedom of expression in Croatia, the Balkans and beyond

Why should anyone outside of Croatia and the greater Balkans watch Netflix’s hit show “The Paper” other than entertainment value and loads of sex, violence, and titillating political and church scandals?

Blossoming Russo-Turkish alliance leaves U.S., NATO behind

Amid the failed politics of Patriot missiles and F-35s, Moscow and Ankara’s blossoming relationship has left NATO and U.S. interests exposed.

Cyber Warfare Now – Tales from the Digital Battlefield

Democracies worldwide are facing critical challenges from ever expanding cyberwarfare operations with the ability to not just threaten infrastructure, but to control information. Until recently, it was generally accepted that there were

Soft Power as Dominion: Speaking Softly, Building Systems

February 20, 2026

by John Sjoholm

The most durable power is not enforced at gunpoint; it is embedded in systems. My industry has a simple rule: never do

The Currency War Nobody Wants to Name

February 7, 2026

by John Sjoholm

Venezuela did not become problematic because it was authoritarian, corrupt, or illegitimate. It had been all three for years without provoking decisive

Vae Victis: Putin Wins

February 2, 2026

by John Sjoholm

A frozen conflict would be a Russian victory in anything but name. Why a frozen conflict in Ukraine would amount to a

The Reassurance Trap

January 24, 2026

by John Sjoholm

The Reassurance Trap: When Realism Is Rendered Consequence-Free With Trump’s appearance at Davos, the world on edge, and the frontlines unstable, reassurance

Europe’s Liberal Self-Deception

January 18, 2026

by John Sjoholm

Order was once built; its absence is now assumed. Europe is not undergoing an ideological shift, but an analytical collapse. Great powers

Weaponisation of the Suffering – Frozen Conflicts, Displacement, and the Utility of Human Movement

December 28, 2025

by John Sjoholm

Human suffering scales efficiently when it is managed. The weaponisation of refugees is a low-cost, high-leverage instrument for states able to tolerate

Europe must decide whether it intends to remain a consumer of security or finally become its producer

December 13, 2025

by John Sjoholm

The Russia-Ukraine conflict endures not because it is strategically complex, but because it is strategically convenient. But the truth beneath the rhetoric

Europe will survive only if it pays someone else to die in its place

December 12, 2025

by John Sjoholm

Toute vérité n’est pas bonne à dire: Purchased Frontiers. “War is not about who is right, but who is left.” Sweden does

Celebrating the First Republic of Armenia with a True Sense of Dignity, Victory and Pride

June 9, 2022

by Lima Charlie

OPINION: Can today’s Republic of Armenia claim it is independent, sovereign and democratic and celebrate the May 28, 1918 day of victory

The Dodik Problem – Civil War in the Balkans Looms Large

November 17, 2021

by William Stuebner

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

Can the U.S. Counter China’s Growing Soft and Sharp Power Influence Through Sanctions?

October 20, 2021

by Gloria Zheng

Economic sanctions have long been the preferred foreign policy tool to outright aggression. Rising tensions with a developing China have forced many

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

January 17, 2021

by Donald Martinez

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

by Anthony A. LoPresti

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

Surviving epidemics, pandemics, bioterrorism and COVID-19 – Are you prepared?

March 4, 2020

by Lima Charlie

Crisis consulting firm MOSAIC is tackling the COVID-19 coronavirus through the lens of security and intelligence crisis management by releasing the guide