![Image America’s failed seaports - Trump’s ‘America First’ policy isn’t the only barrier to free trade [Lima Charlie News]](https://limacharlienews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/America’s-failed-seaports.jpg)
While the Trump Administration’s “America First” policy may be damaging to U.S. free trade worldwide, America’s inability to maintain deep water access at its seaports is a far more critical enemy than any new tariff… Keep Reading
![Image Armenia has a Velvet Revolution, so how does Kim Kardashian, Kanye West, Russia and Instagram fit in? [Lima Charlie News]](https://limacharlienews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/ph544r7a4ju01-1-480x320.jpg)
Armenia’s Velvet Revolution has thrown off an autocratic pro-Russian regime, yet, Russia has remained silent. With Armenia’s new government making diplomatic overtures to Moscow, this revolution has taken the style of a Colour Revolution, without… Keep Reading
![Image Erdogan's high wire act keeps Turkey's economy spinning, for now [Lima Charlie News]](https://limacharlienews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Screen-Shot-2018-05-04-at-5.22.24-PM-480x320.png)
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is fairly popular, his political opponents have been crushed in an ongoing purge, and Turkey’s economy has been growing by leaps and bounds. But the economy is showing cracks, and… Keep Reading
Op-Ed: While other economies are on a strict debt-diet, the U.S. is gluttonous and hungry for more. Trumponomics has undoubtedly made the national stock markets happy, but a new financial crisis beckons, at least if… Keep Reading
![Image Korea: Is Trump Bringing Peace in Our Time? [Lima Charlie News]](https://limacharlienews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Korea-Is-Trump-Bringing-Peace-in-Our-Time-480x319.png)
The war between North and South Korea is set to find its formal end in 2018, a result of combined US, Chinese and South Korean pressure. The recent meeting between the leaders of the two… Keep Reading
![Image 'Sanctions and the Rise of Putin's Russia' - starring oligarchs, siloviki, Rossiyskaya mafiya and Oleg Deripaska [Lima Charlie News]](https://limacharlienews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Putin-oligarchs-Lima-Charlie-News-480x320.png)
‘Sanctions and the Rise of Putin’s Russia’ contains an all star cast that includes oligarchs, siloviki, Chekists, and Rossiyskaya mafiya. Special guest star, Oleg Deripaska, makes an appearance as a ‘special case’ along with a… Keep Reading
![Image The world has no option but to let Assad stay where he is ... for now [Lima Charlie News]](https://limacharlienews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/The-world-has-no-option-but-to-let-Assad-stay-where-he-is-...-for-the-time-being-480x320.png)
After the alleged chemical attack on the Syrian city of Douma, a coalition consisting of France, the UK and the US launched a large scale attack against Bashar al-Assad’s chemical warfare capability. If the coalition’s… Keep Reading
![Image The French in Syria - a long and tortured history [Lima Charlie News]](https://limacharlienews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/The-French-in-Syria-a-long-and-tortured-history-480x319.png)
France has taken the position that it is a humanitarian force, eager to bomb Syria for using chemical weapons and to promote regime change. Yet something’s not quite right with this picture. General Patton once… Keep Reading
![Image Macron ignores domestic pressure, attempts take the lead of Western diplomacy in Syria [Lima Charlie News][Image: Reuters / Stephane Mahe](https://limacharlienews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/2018_04_08_43616_1523165065._large-1-480x320.jpg)
Following Saturday’s attack on Syria, French President Emmanuel Macron moved to position himself as the head of Western diplomatic efforts to end the Syrian conflict. In spite of his show of strength, he is facing significant… Keep Reading
![Image Fight for influence in East Africa turns ugly as foreign powers demand more of a return on investment [Lima Charlie News][Image: Ahmed Jadallah/Reuters]](https://limacharlienews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Fight-for-influence-in-East-Africa-turns-ugly-as-foreign-powers-demand-more-of-a-return-on-investment-480x319.png)
In economically destitute Somalia, a little money goes a long way. Since the country collapsed, local politicians have leaned on foreign support. However, as East African markets have become more lucrative, foreign powers including the… Keep Reading
![Image The Week in U.S. Politics [Lima Charlie News]](https://limacharlienews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Lima-Charlie-Week-in-Politics-01-480x320.jpg)
Lima Charlie’s Weekly Review: U.S. Politics Edition – Highlights of the week in U.S. domestic, geo, cyber, politics. This week: Syrian missile strike, Paul Ryan’s exit, Mark Zuckerberg testifies, a European blockchain partnership and more. US… Keep Reading
Lima Charlie’s Weekly Review: U.S. Politics Edition – Highlights of the week in U.S. domestic, geo, cyber, politics. US Domestic Politics Trump Set to Send 4,000 National Guard Troops to Mexican Border On Friday, a… Keep Reading
On Monday, the Malaysian Parliament passed a harsh law to crack down on fake news, implementing a 6 year jail term and fines in excess of $100,000. And the government has a pretty good idea… Keep Reading
![Image At L.A. VA, Toxic Culture and Mismanagement Puts Veterans On The Street, Doctors Say [Lima Charlie News]](https://limacharlienews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/WESTLAVA-1-480x320.jpg)
Between the mansions of Beverly Hills and the beaches of Santa Monica, a 400-acre plot of land belonging to the Department of Veterans Affairs is quietly falling apart, inside and out. The West Los Angeles… Keep Reading
Lima Charlie’s Weekly Review: U.S. Politics Edition – Highlights of the week in U.S. domestic, geo, cyber, politics. US Domestic Politics President Trump Signs $1.3 Trillion Dollar Omnibus Spending Bill, Funding Government Through September 2018… Keep Reading
Lima Charlie’s Weekly Review: U.S. Politics Edition – Highlights of the week in U.S. domestic, geo, cyber, politics – March 17, 2018. US Domestic Politics Marine-Vet Conor Lamb Clinches Narrow Victory in Pennsylvania Special Election… Keep Reading
