![Image The Night Turkey's Democracy Died on a Bridge of Martyrs [Lima Charlie News]](https://limacharlienews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/The-Night-Turkeys-Democracy-Died-on-a-Bridge-of-Martyrs.jpg)
Two years ago Turkey’s President survived the attempted coup d’etat enabling what is now a country ruled by one man. The demise of Turkey’s democracy would come on a bridge of martyrs. Everyone in Turkey has something… Keep Reading
Following consistent attacks on CNN and various news media outlets, President Donald Trump today called “much of our news media” the “enemy of the people.” United States President Donald J. Trump, prior to his visit… Keep Reading
![Image Opinion | America’s Upside Down Foreign Policy [Lima Charlie News][Photo: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters]](https://limacharlienews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Opinion-America’s-Upside-Down-Foreign-Policy-480x320.jpg)
The Pentagon’s National Defense Strategy called for the US to focus on countering China and Russia on the world stage. Yet, while past presidents have deviated from or even ignored the NDS, President Trump appears… Keep Reading
![Image 21st Korean family reunion for families separated by war highlights complications of relations between the Koreas [Lima Charlie News][Photo: Kim Do-hoon/Yonhap via AP]](https://limacharlienews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/21st-Korean-family-reunion-for-families-separated-by-war-highlights-complications-of-relations-between-the-Koreas-480x320.jpg)
An upcoming reunion of families that were separated by the Korean War, set for August 20th through 26th, is highlighting the complications of relations between the Koreas. South Korea is now forced to reckon with… Keep Reading
![Image Opinion | Turkey trades Democracy over promises of greatness [Lima Charlie News][Photo: Lefteris Pitarakis / AP]](https://limacharlienews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Turkey-trades-Democracy-over-promises-of-greatness-480x320.png)
Has Erdogan’s re-election sealed the fate of Turkey’s fragile democracy? On June 24th, Turkey held two simultaneous elections, the parliamentary and general elections. The latter saw the controversial, albeit predictable re-election of the country’s incumbent… Keep Reading
![Image U.S. immigration crisis could worsen if Nicaragua fails to hold it together [Lima Charlie News][Photo: Jorge Cabrera/Reuters]](https://limacharlienews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/U.S.-immigration-crisis-could-worsen-if-Nicaragua-fails-to-hold-it-together-480x320.jpg)
Daniel Ortega’s balancing act has kept Nicaragua from suffering the fates of Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador, where thousands have fled to the U.S. due to poverty, skyrocketing crime and gang-related violence. But after months… Keep Reading
![Image Trump tariffs miss the mark on why some U.S. industries are failing [Lima Charlie News][Photo: Brendan Smialowski / AFP]](https://limacharlienews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Trump-tariffs-miss-the-mark-on-why-some-U.S.-industries-are-failing-480x320.jpg)
The Trump administration’s heavy tariffs on iron and steel will have very little impact on China, while punishing the industries of longtime U.S. allies. The problems of a failing U.S. steel industry will not be… Keep Reading
![Image Singapore Summit leaves North Korea cyber threat off the table [Lima Charlie News]](https://limacharlienews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Singapore-Summit-leaves-North-Korea-cyber-threat-off-the-table-Lima-Charlie-News-480x320.png)
While diplomacy is moving forward with Kim Jong-Un, it doesn’t appear that North Korea’s extensive cyber-warfare capabilities are on the negotiating table. General Kim Yong-Chol, former spy chief of the North Korean intelligence agency, the General… Keep Reading
![Image As Colombia’s economy moves forward, its history may slide backwards [Lima Charlie News] (Photo: Luis Acosta / AFP]](https://limacharlienews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/title-480x320.jpg)
Colombia’s political swing to the far right may be helping drive investment to its emerging markets, but at the risk of continuing the violence which has marred the country’s history. In the past two years… Keep Reading
![Image Saudi women granted driver's licenses still have a long road ahead [Lima Charlie News]](https://limacharlienews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Saudi-women-granted-drivers-licenses-still-have-a-long-road-ahead-Lima-Charlie-News-480x320.png)
Saudi Arabia stepped into the 20th century this week by granting ten women driver’s licenses, with 2,000 more expected. But what does reality really look like in the Kingdom when the rubber meets the road?… Keep Reading
![Image Erdogan struggles amid Turkey's currency and debt crisis [Lima Charlie News]](https://limacharlienews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Turkey-lira-01-480x320.png)
Turkey’s central bank is ending a prolonged period of high inflation rates and citizens have tried to offload Turkey’s lira for foreign currencies. With presidential elections this month, Turkey will have an opportunity to render… Keep Reading
![Image Ignoring Puerto Rico is not the American way [Lima Charlie News][Photo: Mario Tama]](https://limacharlienews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Ignoring-Puerto-Rico-is-not-the-American-way-480x320.jpg)
Puerto Rico was already in crisis before Hurricane Maria hit the island, and increasing casualties have added urgency to the need for reform. Both Republicans and Democrats have plans to help the island, yet neither… Keep Reading
![Image Russian aluminium giant Rusal’s woes continue, but with a short reprieve [Lima Charlie News][Image: James Fox]](https://limacharlienews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/bleh-480x320.png)
In spite of the ongoing shuffling of its senior staff and ownership, Rusal, the world’s leading aluminum producer and the cash cow of one of Russia’s leading oligarchs, has not been able to dodge US… Keep Reading
![Image Memorial Day may soon be a remembrance of democracy and those who had the courage to defend it [Lima Charlie News]](https://limacharlienews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Memorial-Day-may-soon-be-a-remembrance-of-democracy-and-those-who-had-the-courage-to-defend-it-Lima-Charlie-News-480x320.png)
To the classical mind, a society in which political authority is divorced from military service was practically beyond the imagination. Worth remembering, as we greet another Memorial Day with 1,281,900 U.S. military personnel the world… Keep Reading
![Image America's obsession with plastic [Lima Charlie News]](https://limacharlienews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Americas-obsession-with-plastic-480x320.jpg)
While plastic continues to pose a real threat to our environment and health, America’s leadership, America’s lobbyists and America’s plastic culture all fight to keep us drowning in plastic. Now it has fallen to local governments… Keep Reading
![Image En Marche! France’s economy stands at a crossroads and for Macron, failure is not an option [Lima Charlie News]](https://limacharlienews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/En-Marché-France’s-economy-stands-at-a-crossroads-and-for-Macron-failure-is-not-an-option-480x320.png)
France has long been considered the weakest of Europe’s big three economies, Europe’s black sheep. Yet, under the leadership of President Emmanuel Macron, it appears at long last to be moving in the right direction.… Keep Reading
