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Economic sanctions have long been the preferred foreign policy tool to outright aggression. Rising tensions with a developing China have forced many in the West to rethink the strategy, with advances in technology becoming a critical focal point of the debate. Keep Reading
![Africa’s Elections | In Malawi, food, land, corruption dominate [Lima Charlie News]](https://75bdb6.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Malawi-election-Food-land-corruption-480x320.jpg)
In a small African country battling poverty and starvation, land, farming and corruption remain key issues in Malawi’s politics. Malawi – nicknamed “the Warm Heart of Africa” for the kindness of its people – is one of the poorest countries in the world. A small,… Keep Reading
![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-480x320.png)
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 The Rwandan Jewel - Peacekeepers, Conflict Minerals and Lots of Foreign Aid [Lima Charlie World]](https://75bdb6.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Rwanda-Jewel-480x320.jpg)
The U.S. and the United Nations have long partnered with Rwanda to support peacekeeping and counterinsurgency operations across Africa, providing expertise, weapons and funding to the Rwandan military. Meanwhile, Rwanda reportedly has provided weapons and support to rebel groups that target U.N. peacekeepers, while benefitting… Keep Reading
![Image Russia's energy divides Europe [Lima Charlie News]](https://75bdb6.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Russias-energy-divides-Europe-Lima-Charlie-News-480x325.png)
OPINION: Fueled by Russian gas imports and the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, an energy Cold War threatens to divide Europe. The European Union’s Energy Union initiative is a beautiful idea. An idea which is being crushed by harsh realpolitik. The controversy surrounding Nord Stream 2 reflects… Keep Reading
![Image The Trouble With Turkey’s Economy [Lima Charlie News]](https://75bdb6.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Trouble-with-Turkeys-Economy-01-480x320.jpg)
How did Turkey go from rapid growth to economic crisis so quickly? The Turkish economy has become a truly perplexing case. Investing in emerging markets is always a risky game to play. Trying to sift through volumes of information and then place it in the… Keep Reading
![Image Huawei – China’s telecom giant hits a giant wall [Lima Charlie News]](https://75bdb6.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Huawei-–-China’s-telecom-giant-hits-a-giant-wall-480x320.png)
This Monday, in a 13-count indictment unsealed in a federal court in New York, four defendants affiliated with Chinese telecom juggernaut, Huawei Technologies were named, including Huawei’s CFO, Meng Wanzhou, the daughter of Huawei’s president and founder. The charges relate to an alleged scheme by… Keep Reading
![Image What’s ailing South Korea? [Lima Charlie News]](https://75bdb6.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/What’s-ailing-South-Korea-Lima-Charlie-News-480x320.png)
Investors may look at the prevalence of South Korean brands, and the success of South Korean companies, and see an appealing investment destination. They should be wary. It is true that South Korea is an economic miracle, exhibiting stupendous growth over the last few decades.… Keep Reading
![Image Tariffs – a mixed blessing for American businesses [Lima Charlie News]](https://75bdb6.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Tariffs-–-a-mixed-blessing-for-American-businesses-Lima-Charlie-News-480x320.png)
Lima Charlie News sat down with medium-sized business owners to assess the risk-reward ratio of challenging China on Trade. Keep Reading
Trump's efforts to drive China to the negotiating table have been rocky for the U.S. President, but they have shown that even China has to concede to market forces. Keep Reading
![Image Fed announcement triggers best trading session in over eight months [Lima Charlie News]](https://75bdb6.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Jerome-Powell-Reuters-480x320.jpg)
With one announcement, the Chair of the Federal Reserve triggered the best trading day in 8 months. In the background, President Trump is leaning on his bully pulpit to do what he can to influence the Fed. At the end of Wednesday trading session, Nasdaq was up… Keep Reading
![Image Drop in oil prices may trigger unintended consequences [Lima Charlie News]](https://75bdb6.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/main_900-480x319.jpg)
The price of oil took another hit, signaling that oil prices are going to stay low for the foreseeable future. Crude oil prices fell sharply on the commodity market on Monday. By 1500 hours New York time, the price of Brent crude oil had fallen… Keep Reading
![image Resistance mounts against China's President Xi Jinping [Lima Charlie News][Photo: Johannes Eisele / AFP]](https://75bdb6.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Resistance-mounts-against-Chinas-President-Xi-Jinping-480x320.jpg)
In comparing and contrasting U.S. and Chinese diplomacy, China is able to catch more flies with honey. China’s investment first, ask questions later approach offers politicians the opportunity to pass any consequences of relations with China off to their successors. For China, diplomacy is often… Keep Reading
A two decade taxpayer-subsidised merger & acquisition spree has turned the Military Industrial Complex into something that would be totally unrecognizable to President Dwight D. Eisenhower. In 2017, Lockheed accrued $35 billion in defense contracts, relative to $21 billion from its nearest competitor, Boeing.… Keep Reading
![Image Little choice for Russia and China but to link up [Lima Charlie News]](https://75bdb6.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/headlineImage.adapt_.1460.high_.russia_china_opinion_052114.1400674740238-480x320.jpg)
For years, China and Russia have been making a show of seeking closer ties, but it has been more style than substance. Will the U.S. – China trade war kick the relationship into overdrive? Two years ago, China and Russia reached an agreement to link… Keep Reading
![Image Despite U.S. sanctions, Iran sees lifeline from Russia, China and India [Photo: Alexei Nikolsky / RIA Novosti / Kremlin]](https://75bdb6.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Despite-U.S.-sanctions-Iran-sees-lifeline-from-Russia-China-and-India-480x320.png)
In response to U.S. sanctions after pulling out of the Iran Nuclear Deal, Iran threatened to shut one of the world’s primary sea trade routes, while Russia, India and China have provided a key oil lifeline. Can this save Iran’s teetering economy? 4 days before… Keep Reading
