Lebanon, an arms trading hub for Iran, and everyone else September 25, 2018 ECONOMICS·Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST Lebanon distinguishes itself in the Middle East – a state too weak to stop arms trafficking, but not so weak as to Read More
Zimbabwe’s Election – Is there a path ahead? September 11, 2018 AFRICA·Headlines·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·Politics·WORLD NEWS OPINION: Since its inception Zimbabwe has been a divided country. Yet after the recent elections there may be hope, provided a ‘healthy’ Read More
Welcome to Jordan! A Den of Spies and Fajitas for Dinner September 7, 2018 Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·SECURITY Trapped in a game of geostrategic chess, Jordan stands as a buffer in a region with little stability. Part 2 in a Read More
Where have you gone Joe DiMaggio? America’s heartfelt farewell to John McCain August 31, 2018 AMERICAS·Headlines·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·Politics·U.S. | WASHINGTON D.C.·VETERANS As America bids farewell to the Senator from Arizona, the nation turns its lonely eyes to who? For Roman politicians, the greatest Read More
Welcome to Jordan! A buffer in a region of little stability, the Hashemite Kingdom faces enormous obstacles August 29, 2018 Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·Politics·WORLD NEWS The past two decades have not been kind to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. One of America’s staunchest allies in the Middle Read More
DACA Dreamers face uncertainty amid potential conflicting federal courts August 24, 2018 AMERICAS·Headlines·Immigration·Politics·U.S. | WASHINGTON D.C. An upcoming judicial decision in Texas may leave the fate of DACA with the Supreme Court. DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Read More
Despite U.S. sanctions, Iran sees oil lifeline from Russia, China and India August 24, 2018 Business·ECONOMICS·Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·WORLD NEWS In response to U.S. sanctions after pulling out of the Iran Nuclear Deal, Iran threatened to shut one of the world’s primary Read More
Workers Unite! Cold War Chronicles and Reflections on the Prague Spring, Part 2 August 22, 2018 EUROPE·Headlines·Politics·RUSSIA·RUSSIA | FSU Part 2 of a 2 part series. On the 50th anniversary of the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia after the failed Prague Spring, Read More
Resistance mounts against China’s President Xi Jinping August 17, 2018 ASIA·Business·Headlines·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·Politics·WORLD NEWS China’s leadership faces rising domestic opposition in light of a faltering trade war against the US, leading Chinese society to question some Read More
As big media challenges the President, tech giants have become the gatekeepers for online news August 16, 2018 AMERICAS·Headlines·Politics·Technology While Lima Charlie News joins the appeal of hundreds of news organizations for President Trump to end his crusade against what he Read More
We Join the Boston Globe in Condemnation of President Trump’s Statements on Journalists August 16, 2018 Headlines·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·Politics·VETERANS Lima Charlie News joins the over 300 U.S. newspapers coordinated by the Boston Globe’s editorial board in condemning President Donald Trump’s attacks Read More
Unite the Right 2 – Heavy on the left, not so much right August 14, 2018 AMERICAS·Headlines·Politics·U.S. | WASHINGTON D.C.·VETERANS The Unite the Right 2 rally brought a great deal of vocal counter protestors to Washington D.C., while its organizers were short Read More
U.S. ‘Space Force’ looking more and more like space reality August 11, 2018 Cyber·Headlines·NATIONAL SECURITY·Politics·SCIENCE & TECH·U.S. | WASHINGTON D.C. The Space Force awakens as the Pentagon moves concept towards reality. DoD announces the bold creation of a Space Development Agency, Space 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
Beijing to the rescue – China considers military intervention in Syria August 6, 2018 ASIA·Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·WORLD NEWS China is talking about injecting itself militarily to help the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria. In 2013, with the Syrian Civil War Read More
#GailForce: Blinking Red – Cyber War and Malign Influence Operations Today August 6, 2018 Cyber·Cyberwar·Headlines·NATIONAL SECURITY·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·RUSSIA·WORLD NEWS Opinion: Capt. Gail Harris reports on cyber warfare and Russia’s malign influence operations. Where are we and where do we still need Read More