Ambitions Never Laid to Rest – An Open Society vs. The Terrorist December 28, 2018 FOREIGN POLICY·Headlines·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·SECURITY·WORLD NEWS The recent terror attack in Strasbourg followed familiar patterns, but this attack has kindled something that may change the face of France. Read More
The Arabs – a “Manufactured” People? December 24, 2018 FOREIGN POLICY·Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis OPINION: Establishing a grand Arab peacekeeping force is a seductive idea. An “Arab NATO” consisting of Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Read More
Afghanistan – A Bold Solution December 21, 2018 FOREIGN POLICY·Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·WORLD NEWS Opinion: After nearly two decades at war, the U.S. effort to build the Afghan state has been for the most part, a Read More
Tariffs – a mixed blessing for American businesses December 19, 2018 ASIA·Business·FOREIGN POLICY·Headlines Lima Charlie News sat down with medium-sized business owners to assess the risk-reward ratio of challenging China on Trade. Read More
Lima Charlie launches new podcast – OFP – not your father’s podcast about national security and defense December 1, 2018 AMERICAS·FOREIGN POLICY·Headlines·NATIONAL SECURITY·Podcasts·Politics·VETERANS Not your father’s podcast about national security and defense, the OFP team covers the interesting, relevant, irrelevant and entertaining stories that are Read More
Denmark murder plot – Something is rotten in the foreign policy of Iran November 2, 2018 EUROPE·FOREIGN POLICY·Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY·WORLD NEWS A man with ties to Iranian intelligence was arrested in an alleged plot to assassinate exiled Iranians in Denmark. Now Denmark is Read More
China and U.S. Freedom of Navigation Operations collide in the South China Sea October 26, 2018 ASIA·FOREIGN POLICY·NATIONAL SECURITY·News Wire·SECURITY The confrontation between U.S. and Chinese warships in the South China Sea brings Freedom of Navigation operations back to the forefront of Read More
The Right Response to the Death of Jamal Khashoggi October 20, 2018 FOREIGN POLICY·Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·WORLD NEWS Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi’s murder is not an isolated incident but part of a pattern of reckless and destructive behavior by the Read More
Welcome to Jordan! A Return of Hope and Dignity October 15, 2018 FOREIGN POLICY·Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·WORLD NEWS Trapped in a game of geostrategic chess, Jordan stands as a buffer in a region with little stability. Part 3 of a Read More
When your allies prefer to buy Russian arms – America’s growing headache August 7, 2018 FOREIGN POLICY·Headlines·NATIONAL SECURITY·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·RUSSIA·WORLD NEWS Russia continues to export arms, including its S-400 missile system, to long standing U.S. and NATO allies causing legal and political headaches. Read More
A Russian proposal to the refugees of Syria July 24, 2018 FOREIGN POLICY·Headlines·MENA·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·RUSSIA·WORLD NEWS Russia is not resting on its laurels. With Syria’s central government readying to dismantle the last remainders of opposition in Daraa, Russia Read More
Blindspot on a Bureaucracy: Who’s supposed to ‘pay’ what to NATO? July 22, 2018 EUROPE·FOREIGN POLICY·Headlines·NATIONAL SECURITY·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·Politics Since 1949 NATO has been the cornerstone of Europe’s security. Amid tensions with Russia at a new high, NATO members have committed Read More
#GailForce: U.S. Intelligence community confirms ongoing Russian ‘malign influence’ operations at Aspen Security Forum July 19, 2018 Cyber·FOREIGN POLICY·Headlines·NATIONAL SECURITY·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·RUSSIA The U.S. Intelligence community tells it like it is at the annual Aspen Security Forum. A lie gets halfway around the world Read More
How the Daraa Offensive will change America’s presence in Syria July 16, 2018 FOREIGN POLICY·Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·WORLD NEWS With the looming Syrian government offensive in Daraa, the U.S. may be facing its final opportunity to check the Assad regime without Read More
Opinion | America’s Upside Down Foreign Policy June 29, 2018 ASIA·FOREIGN POLICY·Headlines·NATIONAL SECURITY·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·Politics The Pentagon’s National Defense Strategy called for the US to focus on countering China and Russia on the world stage. Yet, while Read More
NATO’s embrace of Colombia signals Western insecurities about China’s growing influence in Latin America June 15, 2018 AMERICAS·ASIA·FOREIGN POLICY·Headlines·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·South America With Chinese investment and influence in Latin America on the rise, NATO and the U.S. welcomed Colombia into NATO’s global partnership, the Read More