Lima Charlie News

The Dodik Problem – Civil War in the Balkans Looms Large

November 17, 2021

As the U.S. and E.U. remain asleep at the wheel, the Balkans face what could be another Serb, Bosnian, Croat civil war,

American Insurgency – What Does a Peaceful Transition of Power Look Like Now?

January 17, 2021

America is supposed to be the world’s exporter of democracy, a profile in and of the peaceful transition of power for our

As Trump’s hold on power fades domestic hybrid warfare rages on

December 10, 2020

Behind the scenes of a Trump power grab, America remains engaged in its own, internal, political hybrid warfare.

Cyber Warfare Now – Tales from the Digital Battlefield

July 2, 2019

Democracies worldwide are facing critical challenges from ever expanding cyberwarfare operations with the ability to not just threaten infrastructure, but to control

Israel-Hamas Cyberwar, when old warfare meets new

May 11, 2019

While strategies shift, Israel and Hamas continue to battle in both cyberspace and conventional space. Israel struck 320 ground targets in the

Murder, genocide, politics and the almost surrender of Radovan Karadžić

April 19, 2019

Amidst a bloody genocidal war that erupted after the breakup of Yugoslavia, in 1992, author William Stuebner was sent into the fray

Imagine a Global Space Community … The Space Foundation Can

April 5, 2019

Lima Charlie World is attending the Space Foundation’s Space Symposium in Colorado to discover how the world’s space agencies, military communities and

Is Russia Failing in Ukraine? A Diminishing Threat

March 23, 2019

As the conflict between Russia and Ukraine continues, with the threat of a potentially greater conflict emerging, critical factors have emerged that

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

March 22, 2019

18 years later, the U.S. is engaged in negotiations with the Taliban over the future of Afghanistan. But what exactly is “the

Brothers in Arms, Donald Trump, cigars and a fine steak dinner: The Library in Amman

January 3, 2017

Reflections on a peaceful meal with brothers in arms at a Middle Eastern oasis. A review of the Library Lounge & Cigar

Swords to Plowshares: Urban Farming for the New Warrior

August 19, 2016

A U.S. Army combat veteran reports on the therapeutic nature of returning to the land, and a business built on urban farming.

‘Tickling Giants’ – Bassem Youssef, Sara Taksler charm & inspire

August 17, 2016

I remember landing in Cairo during the 2011 Egyptian Revolution, and taking a taxi to the Windsor Hotel. It is located within

Anti-abortion activists connected to Planned Parenthood video charged in California

March 29, 2017

Lima Charlie

Two anti-abortion activists were charged for filming Planned Parenthood workers without consent, while posing as representatives of a fake company seeking to

Erdogan’s purge continues, Turkey sacks and detains thousands, targets media

April 30, 2017

Lima Charlie

ISTANBUL, TURKEY (LC) This weekend Turkish authorities fired nearly 4,000 public employees from several ministries and judicial bodies, and 45 civil society groups and health clinics

Singapore Summit leaves North Korea cyber threat off the table

June 12, 2018

Lima Charlie

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

Welcome to Jordan! A Den of Spies and Fajitas for Dinner

September 7, 2018

John Sjoholm

Trapped in a game of geostrategic chess, Jordan stands as a buffer in a region with little stability. Part 2 in a

How the Daraa Offensive will change America’s presence in Syria

July 16, 2018

Asha Castleberry

With the looming Syrian government offensive in Daraa, the U.S. may be facing its final opportunity to check the Assad regime without

Middle East – North Africa News Brief

January 23, 2018

MENA Bureau

Extended Middle East and Northern Africa News Composition Briefing: Regional Low Intensity Conflicts, January 15th to January 22nd – Current as of January 23rd,

Lima Charlie’s U.S./D.C. Week in Review – July 8

July 8, 2016

Lima Charlie

| 8th of July – Lima Charlie’s U.S./Washington End-of-Week News Briefing: #PrayForDallas On JUL7, just before 9 PM, Army Veteran, Micah

As ISIS collapses, targeted killings by US Intelligence keep al Qaeda on the run

January 15, 2017

John Sjoholm

Renewed intelligence efforts and targeted killings by the US Intelligence community continue to take down high level leadership in al Qaeda and affiliated