General Dostum, the hero Afghanistan deserves July 22, 2017 Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·WORLD NEWS Afghanistan faces a power play between current President Ghani and legendary former warlord and general, Vice President, Abdul Rashid Dostum. On July Read More
#GailForce: A successful NatSec policy isn’t just about blowing things up July 14, 2017 AFRICA·FOREIGN POLICY·Headlines·Human Rights·NATIONAL SECURITY·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·Politics·Refugees·United Nations·WORLD NEWS In May 2017 the U.S. Department of State released its FY 2018 International Affairs budget request for the State Department and USAID. Read More
The G20 Summit, testing America’s relevance in a Trump world July 8, 2017 AMERICAS·ASIA·FOREIGN POLICY·Headlines·NATIONAL SECURITY·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·Politics·RUSSIA·RUSSIA | FSU Op-Ed: The G20 Summit is a week of the New World Order on display. The G20 Summit is in full swing in Read More
‘Come From Away’ takes you back to that fateful day in September 2001 June 29, 2017 Culture·New York City·Opinion | Analysis·Theatre September 11 is the defining event of the last two decades. It was a day of incredible tragedy, of courageous heroism, and Read More
Sanctioning Russia – With German and French Allies Who Needs Enemies? June 27, 2017 EUROPE·FOREIGN POLICY·FSU·Headlines·Opinion | Analysis·RUSSIA·WORLD NEWS The U.S. Senate has just passed a bill expanding the sanctions against Russia imposed earlier in response to Russian aggression in Ukraine Read More
The Dangers of Ignoring Strategic Intelligence June 24, 2017 AFRICA·Headlines·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·SECURITY·WORLD NEWS [This article was originally published on Eeben Barlow’s Military and Security Blog on September 20th, 2016. It is reprinted here in its Read More
Abu Bakr al Baghdadi: Wanted, dead or alive June 22, 2017 Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis Russia claims to have killed the Islamic State founder, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. But what does that mean? Does it even matter? The Read More
Is the U.S. taxpayer paying for French neo-colonialism in Africa? June 20, 2017 AFRICA·FOREIGN POLICY·Headlines·MENA·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·WORLD NEWS At the end of his first week in office, newly-elected President Emmanuel Macron visited French troops in the West African country of Read More
The commercial aspects of the rustication of Qatar June 7, 2017 ECONOMICS·Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·Politics·WORLD NEWS Encouraged by the visit of Donald Trump to Saudi Arabia, five Arab countries suddenly cut diplomatic relations with Qatar, a U.S. ally Read More
Germany and the EU’s continuing war against Greece May 30, 2017 ECONOMICS·EUROPE·Headlines·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·WORLD NEWS The Greek economic crisis is continuing to have dramatically negative effects on Greece’s economy and its long-term prospects, as well as the delicate domestic Read More
A Memorial Day’s Solace May 28, 2017 AMERICAS·Headlines·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·VETERANS·Veterans Programs Lima Charlie News celebrates Memorial Day as a day of remembrance, a true dedication to our men and women in uniform, their Read More
A Trump Israel Wrap Up May 24, 2017 Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·Politics·U.S. | WASHINGTON D.C.·WORLD NEWS JD Thompson reports from Tel Aviv on President Trump’s trip to Israel and his final day. US President Donald Trump’s final day in Read More
China vs. Canada? A conversation with the World’s most traveled man May 22, 2017 AFRICA·Culture·Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·Travel Canadian Mike Spencer Bown, the World’s most traveled man, pauses for a conversation in a cave, with Tammy from Hong Kong, on Read More
Legendary U.S. General Edward L. Rowny looks forward and back at the Korean conflict May 20, 2017 ASIA·Headlines·NATIONAL SECURITY·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·SOUTH EAST ASIA Lt. Gen. (ret.) Edward L. Rowny, a Commander in the Korean War and General MacArthur’s Spokesman, having also served as Chief Negotiator for Read More
Iran’s election – what does it mean? May 13, 2017 Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis Being political is an integral part of being Iranian. Our lives are defined by politics. – Shirin Neshat (Iranian artist) On May Read More
Turks and Kurds, an endless cycle May 7, 2017 Headlines·MENA·MIDDLE EAST·NATIONAL SECURITY·Op-Ed·Opinion | Analysis·WORLD NEWS Syria’s Civil War has raged for six years, causing a vastly different regional political, ethnic, and security landscape to emerge. In recent Read More