Dr. Gary K. Busch has 26 articles published.
![Syria’s oil, gas and water - the Immiscible Solution to the War in Syria [Lima Charlie News][Photo: ANDREE KAISER / MCT]](https://75bdb6.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Syria’s-oil-gas-and-water.png?time=1686085475)
There is a major battle going on for control of Syria’s oil and gas industry among the U.S., Russia, Iran and Turkey. The roots of the Syrian Civil War can be traced to conflicts over the control of Syria’s energy. Resolution of that conflict will… Keep Reading
![Image What exactly is the extent of Russia’s influence on North Korea? [Lima Charlie News][Photo: Yuri Kadobnov]](https://75bdb6.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/What-exactly-is-the-extent-of-Russia’s-influence-on-North-Korea-1-e1557115659181-480x320.jpg)
With America’s stalled progress in achieving the denuclearisation of North Korea, on a phone call this Friday, Donald Trump urged Vladimir Putin to put more pressure on Kim Jong Un. By Saturday morning, North Korea fired several short-range projectiles that crashed into the Sea of… Keep Reading
![Image Is Russia Failing in Ukraine? A Diminishing Threat [Lima Charlie News]](https://75bdb6.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Russia-failing-in-Ukraine-480x320.png)
As the conflict between Russia and Ukraine continues, with the threat of a potentially greater conflict emerging, critical factors have emerged that severely mitigate Russia’s ambitions. Along with shifting military capacities, and a shifting reliance on Russian gas, Ukraine has a blossoming relationship with its… Keep Reading
![Image [Women's Day Warriors - Africa's queens, rebels and freedom fighters][Lima Charlie News]](https://75bdb6.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Womens-Day-Warriors-Lima-Charlie-News-480x320.jpg)
As we celebrate International Women’s Day, Dr. Gary K. Busch spotlights some of Africa’s greatest matriarchs, queens, rebels and freedom fighters, who have been largely scrubbed from history. The pervasive image of a poor, oppressed and powerless African female belies a long and proud history… Keep Reading
There is an escalating crisis in Asia. A crisis developing from the symbiosis of organised crime, terrorism and the covert domestic and foreign policy ambitions of several Asian nations. Dr. Gary K. Busch examines organised crime and international politics in Asia — Part 2: Greater… Keep Reading
![Image Organised Crime in Asia - A Convenient Relationship [Lima Charlie News]](https://75bdb6.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Organised-Crime-in-Asia-Lima-Charlie-News-e1549726614562-480x320.jpg)
There is an escalating crisis in Southeast Asia. A crisis developing from the symbiosis of organised crime, terrorism and the covert domestic and foreign policy ambitions of several Asian nations. Dr. Gary K. Busch examines organised crime and international politics in Asia — Part 1:… Keep Reading
![Image Zimbabwe’s Election - Is there a path ahead? [Lima Charlie News]](https://75bdb6.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Zimbabwe’s-Election-Is-there-a-path-ahead-Lima-Charlie-News-480x320.png)
OPINION: Since its inception Zimbabwe has been a divided country. Yet after the recent elections there may be hope, provided a ‘healthy’ opposition can rise to the occasion. President Emmerson Dambudzo Mnangagwa (“ED”) recently penned an op-ed in The Guardian titled, “As president, here’s what I want… Keep Reading
![image Workers Unite! Cold War Chronicles and Reflections on the Prague Spring, Part 2 [Lima Charlie News]](https://75bdb6.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Workers-Unite-Cold-War-Chronicles-and-Reflections-on-the-Prague-Spring-Part-2-480x320.png)
Part 2 of a 2 part series. On the 50th anniversary of the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia after the failed Prague Spring, Dr. Gary K. Busch reflects on the Cold War and old East-West rivalries fought not on the battlefield, but in factories, ports, schools,… Keep Reading
![Image Workers Unite! Soviet Influence, Eastern Europe and Reflections on the Prague Spring [Lima Charlie News][Photo: Josef Koudelka]](https://75bdb6.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Workers-Unite-Soviet-Influence-Eastern-Europe-and-Reflections-on-the-Prague-Spring-480x320.jpg)
On the 50th anniversary of the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia after the failed Prague Spring, Dr. Gary K. Busch reflects on the Cold War and old East-West rivalries fought not on the battlefield, but in factories, ports, schools, universities and cultural centres across the world.… Keep Reading
![Image Trump tariffs miss the mark on why some U.S. industries are failing [Lima Charlie News][Photo: Brendan Smialowski / AFP]](https://75bdb6.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Trump-tariffs-miss-the-mark-on-why-some-U.S.-industries-are-failing-480x320.jpg)
The Trump administration’s heavy tariffs on iron and steel will have very little impact on China, while punishing the industries of longtime U.S. allies. The problems of a failing U.S. steel industry will not be solved by tariffs alone. In March, the Trump administration announced… Keep Reading
![Image America’s failed seaports - Trump’s ‘America First’ policy isn’t the only barrier to free trade [Lima Charlie News]](https://75bdb6.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/America’s-failed-seaports-480x320.jpg)
While the Trump Administration’s “America First” policy may be damaging to U.S. free trade worldwide, America’s inability to maintain deep water access at its seaports is a far more critical enemy than any new tariff or duty. Thanks to historic “America First” legislation, American seaports… Keep Reading
![Image 'Sanctions and the Rise of Putin's Russia' - starring oligarchs, siloviki, Rossiyskaya mafiya and Oleg Deripaska [Lima Charlie News]](https://75bdb6.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Putin-oligarchs-Lima-Charlie-News-480x320.png)
‘Sanctions and the Rise of Putin’s Russia’ contains an all star cast that includes oligarchs, siloviki, Chekists, and Rossiyskaya mafiya. Special guest star, Oleg Deripaska, makes an appearance as a ‘special case’ along with a brief appearance by US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin. Sanctions is… Keep Reading
![Image The French in Syria - a long and tortured history [Lima Charlie News]](https://75bdb6.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/The-French-in-Syria-a-long-and-tortured-history-480x319.png)
France has taken the position that it is a humanitarian force, eager to bomb Syria for using chemical weapons and to promote regime change. Yet something’s not quite right with this picture. General Patton once famously declared, “I would rather have a German division in… Keep Reading
![Image Fracking, BREXIT and an oil and gas shale bonanza [Lima Charlie News][Image: Ben Stansall/AFP]](https://75bdb6.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Fracking-BREXIT-and-an-oil-and-gas-shale-bonanza-480x320.png)
As the U.K. celebrates its final year as part of the European Union, it is standing on the brink of a major boost to its economy and prosperity as it awaits the first economic benefit from its rich oil and gas shales. British exploration and… Keep Reading
Today about 30 million Kurds occupy a region that includes enclaves within Iraq, Iran, Syria and Turkey. The role and status of these Kurdish groups shape the conflicts which continue in these nations, while Kurd forces have become America’s surrogate army in the region. Whether… Keep Reading
The General Assembly of the United Nations is meeting in New York to try and resolve the problem of the expulsion of almost 400,000 Rohingya from the Rakhine region of the country by the Myanmar Armed forces (‘Tatmadaw’). The world’s media has been full of… Keep Reading
