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Is the World on a slow march towards authoritarianism?

April 23, 2017

FOREIGN POLICY·Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis

Turkey’s citizens recently voted to give President Erdogan expanded powers. He now has wide control over the judiciary, can simply decree law,

Syria offensive against ISIS stumbles

April 23, 2017

Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY

Tabqa, Northern Syria – Tabqa, one of the premier strongholds of the Islamic State outside of its de facto capital in al

Tillerson in Moscow: U.S.-Russia relations ‘at a low point’

April 12, 2017

AMERICAS·Cyber·FOREIGN POLICY·NATIONAL SECURITY·News Wire·RUSSIA

MOSCOW, RUSSIA (LC) Secretary of State Rex Tillerson met with officials in Moscow today, including Russian President Vladimir Putin for nearly two

US, Japan prepare for North Korea nuclear testing; ‘sniffer’ aircraft deployed

April 11, 2017

ASIA·NATIONAL SECURITY·News Wire·SOUTH EAST ASIA·WORLD NEWS

The WC-135 Constant Phoenix, America’s nuclear “sniffer” aircraft is deploying to Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan. Nikkei Asian Review reports that

Syrian missile strike: What do we know?

April 9, 2017

FOREIGN POLICY·Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY·Politics·RUSSIA·U.S. | WASHINGTON D.C.

Here is what we know: The U.S. launched a Tomahawk cruise missile attack from nearby destroyers in the east Mediterranean against a

UPDATED: VICTORY – Mission Tabqa Dam Complete, joint US SpecOps retake vital dam from ISIS

April 1, 2017

Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY

| UPDATED from a story that ran March 26, 2017 Tabqa, Syria – It began mere minutes before the stroke of midnight, March

VICTORY – Mission Tabqa Dam Complete, joint US SpecOps retake vital dam from ISIS

March 26, 2017

Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY

Tabqa, Syria – It began mere minutes before the stroke of midnight, March 21st. Under cover of darkness, parachutes descended silently onto

DEVELOPING: Joint US offensive to take back Tabqa Dam from ISIS sees gains

March 24, 2017

Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY

BREAKING, and DEVELOPING: Syria – The US has launched an air assault on the Tabqa Dam, with both US Special Operations forces

US forces seek to take critical Tabqa dam before ISIS uses it as a weapon of terror

March 22, 2017

Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY

Raqqa, Syria – As reported previously by Lima Charlie News, the Tabqa Dam in the Syrian Euphrates Valley, and the Islamic Caliphate’s

U.S. troops deploying to Poland in support of NATO’s enhanced ‘Forward Presence’

March 21, 2017

NATIONAL SECURITY·News Wire·RUSSIA | FSU

A U.S.-led battalion of over 1,100 soldiers will be deployed to Poland starting in April, a U.S. commander announced. 900 U.S., 150 British

Assault on al Raqqa commences, but cooperation between coalitions is critical

March 15, 2017

Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY·RUSSIA

al Raqqa, Syria – With US Marines arriving to provide artillery, intelligence, and additional air support, all the pieces are in place.

Reports raise concerns of increased Russian influence in Libya, region

March 15, 2017

MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY·News Wire·RUSSIA

Over the weekend regional strongman and Libyan Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar launched attacks on the city of al Sidra, the country’s largest oil

China, North Korea tensions rise after a week of escalation

March 14, 2017

ASIA·Headlines·NATIONAL SECURITY

Escalation began last week after North Korea tested four medium range missiles, in response to annual U.S. and South Korea joint military exercises. Over the following

Mosul: The Longest, Hardest Slog

March 7, 2017

Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·WORLD NEWS

The fight for Mosul did not have to be this difficult. In the film Gettysburg, there is a scene where Confederate Maj.

Insider agent helped kill al Qaeda’s number 2 man, instrumental in 9/11 attacks

March 3, 2017

Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY

A spray painted sedan by an insider agent marked the kill for al Qaeda’s number two man, Abu al-Masri, instrumental in the

Former CIA officer extradited to Italy to serve 4 year prison sentence for kidnapping

February 23, 2017

EUROPE·FOREIGN POLICY·Headlines·NATIONAL SECURITY

Former CIA Foreign Service Officer Sabrina De Sousa (61) will be handed over to Italian authorities in the coming week to serve

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Is the World on a slow march towards authoritarianism?

Syria offensive against ISIS stumbles

Tillerson in Moscow: U.S.-Russia relations ‘at a low point’

US, Japan prepare for North Korea nuclear testing; ‘sniffer’ aircraft deployed

Syrian missile strike: What do we know?

UPDATED: VICTORY – Mission Tabqa Dam Complete, joint US SpecOps retake vital dam from ISIS

VICTORY – Mission Tabqa Dam Complete, joint US SpecOps retake vital dam from ISIS

DEVELOPING: Joint US offensive to take back Tabqa Dam from ISIS sees gains

US forces seek to take critical Tabqa dam before ISIS uses it as a weapon of terror

U.S. troops deploying to Poland in support of NATO’s enhanced ‘Forward Presence’

Reports raise concerns of increased Russian influence in Libya, region

China, North Korea tensions rise after a week of escalation

Mosul: The Longest, Hardest Slog

Insider agent helped kill al Qaeda’s number 2 man, instrumental in 9/11 attacks

Former CIA officer extradited to Italy to serve 4 year prison sentence for kidnapping

News Wire

The Currency War Nobody Wants to Name

Europe will survive only if it pays someone else to die in its place

Can the U.S. Counter China’s Growing Soft and Sharp Power Influence Through Sanctions?

Fracture, Friction, Fatigue.

Idle Meandering Thoughts (Part 2 of 2)

Lebanon: Inside the Shell

Cyber Warfare Now – Tales from the Digital Battlefield

Israel-Hamas Cyberwar, when old warfare meets new

Huawei – China’s telecom giant hits a giant wall

Strike a deal with which devil? The many faces of the Taliban

The fate of Afghanistan’s NATO Generation

Afghanistan – A Bold Solution