Parliament dissolved as Italy prepares for election to break political deadlock December 30, 2017 AFRICA·EUROPE·FOREIGN POLICY·MENA·News Wire·Politics·WORLD NEWS On Thursday Italy’s President, Sergio Mattarella dissolved the parliament, and the political class now has three months before the first elections since Read More
What can we expect from Trump’s National Security Strategy? December 23, 2017 AMERICAS·FOREIGN POLICY·Headlines·NATIONAL SECURITY·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·Politics·SECURITY The Trump administration released its “America First” National Security Strategy (NSS) this week. Many are scratching their heads trying to figure out Read More
President Trump’s National Security Strategy – the New Cold War December 22, 2017 AMERICAS·FOREIGN POLICY·Headlines·MENA·NATIONAL SECURITY·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·Politics·SECURITY On December 18th, the Trump administration revealed its new National Security Strategy (NSS). For politicos and history buffs alike, it held few Read More
Despite North Korea’s aggressive posturing regional cooperation remains elusive December 22, 2017 ASIA·FOREIGN POLICY·NATIONAL SECURITY·News Wire·SECURITY·WORLD NEWS On December 19, Admiral John Richardson, Chief of U.S. Naval Operations, addressed over a thousand US sailors aboard the USS Ronald Reagan Read More
UK backs Poland over European Union sanction December 21, 2017 Breaking News·EUROPE·FOREIGN POLICY·Headlines·Politics·RUSSIA | FSU·SECURITY·WORLD NEWS Just hours after the EU began moving to sanction Poland, British Prime Minister Theresa May assured Poles that the U.K. supports them, Read More
Russia is attempting to build its own ‘independent Internet’ December 14, 2017 AFRICA·ASIA·Cyber·FOREIGN POLICY·INDIA·News Wire·RUSSIA·SECURITY·South America·SOUTH EAST ASIA·Technology·WORLD NEWS Russia may have its own independent internet infrastructure by August 1, 2018. That’s according to members of the Russian Security Council who Read More
Efforts to economically link China and Pakistan hit a road block December 11, 2017 ASIA·Business·FOREIGN POLICY·NATIONAL SECURITY·News Wire·WORLD NEWS Lima Charlie Business | Asia On Friday, Chinese expatriates in Pakistan received a warning from their home country: “It is understood that Read More
What’s the significance of Trump’s Jerusalem Embassy Order? Not much, unless you make it so December 7, 2017 FOREIGN POLICY·Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·Politics·SECURITY·U.S. | WASHINGTON D.C.·WORLD NEWS Op-Ed on President Trump’s recent decision to move the U.S. Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. President Trump, in accordance with Read More
Lebanon: the Coming Uncivil War December 3, 2017 FOREIGN POLICY·Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·Politics·WORLD NEWS Part 2 of the “American Foreign Policy Review” series takes a look at our regional allies and foes and a region facing Read More
Macron lays out policies on Françafrique December 2, 2017 AFRICA·EUROPE·FOREIGN POLICY·News Wire·Politics·WORLD NEWS Last week, French president Emmanuel Macron participated in an informal ritual of French presidents: The Big Africa Speech. At the beginning Read More
Kurdistan accepts Iraqi court ruling denying independence November 18, 2017 FOREIGN POLICY·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·News Wire·Politics·WORLD NEWS As forecast by Lima Charlie News in recent coverage of the ongoing situation in Northern Iraq, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) released Read More
Rock the Casbah: a Saudi coup that never was November 15, 2017 FOREIGN POLICY·Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·Politics·WORLD NEWS Part 1 of the “American Foreign Policy Review” series: A look at our regional allies and foes. Part 2 follows. November 5, Read More
A Kurdish ‘Game of Thrones’ unfolds in Iraq with a curious referendum November 3, 2017 FOREIGN POLICY·Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·Politics·WORLD NEWS In a gamble to preserve his power and legacy in the region, and to wield personal influence on the international stage, Iraqi Read More
Reconsidering our Iranian Nuclear Policy in light of a changing threat landscape October 28, 2017 FOREIGN POLICY·Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY·Opinion | Analysis·Politics·SECURITY·U.S. | WASHINGTON D.C.·WORLD NEWS On October 13, 2017, President Trump outlined what appears to be an alteration in U.S. foreign policy toward Iran.[1] “We will not continue Read More
100,000 Kurds Flee Kirkuk October 20, 2017 AFRICA·FOREIGN POLICY·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·News Wire·Refugees·WORLD NEWS Iraqi armed forces have seized the city of Kirkuk, and reportedly 100,000 Kurds are now fleeing the region out of fear of Read More
Lima Charlie interviews CNN’s Peter Bergen about ‘Legion of Brothers’ and the future of Afghanistan October 17, 2017 ASIA·FOREIGN POLICY·Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·Podcasts·SECURITY·VETERANS·WORLD NEWS Lima Charlie News MENA Report covers Middle East / North Africa developments as reported by Lima Charlie’s MENA Bureau. This week, MENA Read More