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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

UPDATE: Ataturk Airport Attack Leaves 41 Dead +230 Injured

June 29, 2016

John Sjoholm

|ISTANBUL (LC-MENA), at 2140 ZULU+2 on JUN28-2016, three men armed with AK47’s and suicide vests arrived at Ataturk International Airport, outside of

Trump nominee Betsy DeVos faces steep opposition as vote approaches

February 4, 2017

J. David Thompson

President Trump’s nominee to head the Department of Education, Betsy DeVos, is in jeopardy as two Republican Senators disapproved of her nomination this

Putin squashes main political opponent, but at what cost?

December 29, 2017

Lima Charlie

On December 6, 2017, Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the industrial city of Nizhny Novgorod, approximately 250 miles east of Moscow, to

Mali’s election – West Africa hangs in the balance over a peace that never was

July 28, 2018

John Sjoholm

Amid debate over the U.S., French, and UN troop presence in West Africa, the stability of an entire region is at stake

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Organised Crime in Asia – An [In]convenient Relationship

February 8, 2019

Dr. Gary K. Busch

There is an escalating crisis in Southeast Asia. A crisis developing from the symbiosis of organised crime, terrorism and the covert domestic

Selling the Kurds, our new media darlings

July 24, 2017

John Sjoholm

The quickly dwindling threat from the Islamic State will soon result in Western news consumers and security investments turning elsewhere. With the

The Mayhem Inside: Part II: Orlando

June 15, 2016

Lima Charlie

This article is Part II in a series following “The Mayhem Inside,” about the shootings in Houston, Texas, May 2016. In the

Iraqi Army captures last road out of Mosul

March 2, 2017

Lima Charlie

The U.S.-backed Iraqi Army has taken control of the last major road out of Western Mosul, trapping ISIS in the city. The

Surviving epidemics, pandemics, bioterrorism and COVID-19 – Are you prepared?

March 4, 2020

Lima Charlie

Crisis consulting firm MOSAIC is tackling the COVID-19 coronavirus through the lens of security and intelligence crisis management by releasing the guide

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