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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

Geronimo: A Service Dog’s Tale

May 14, 2018

Donald Martinez

Lima Charlie News Correspondent Don Martinez, a combat veteran, is about to embark on an adventure with his best friend and service

Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch faces first week after being sworn in

April 11, 2017

Lima Charlie

| WASHINGTON, D.C. (LC) Neil Gorsuch, 49, was sworn in on Monday as a justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. President Trump

Putin’s struggle amid a Russia in the throes of change

July 1, 2017

Dr. Gary K. Busch

[Suggested further reading: Dr. Gary K. Busch’s latest, ‘Sanctions and the Rise of Putin’s Russia (starring oligarchs, siloviki, Rossiyskaya mafiya and Oleg

Suspect in $1 billion fraud case arrested by Interpol

January 31, 2017

MENA Bureau

AMMAN, JORDAN, 31ST JANUARY 2017, LIMA CHARLIE NEWS WIRE | A man wanted by INTERPOL was arrested at the Queen Alia International

Oil power play: As US and Saudi interests wane, Iran steps up its game

January 6, 2017

John Sjoholm

While international oil leviathan ExxonMobil is pulling out of half of its exploration blocks in the Kurdish region, Iran is pushing for

This Week in Business Intelligence

April 15, 2018

Anthony A. LoPresti

Highlights of the week in finance, investment, emerging-markets, risk, and crypto markets from Lima Charlie Business Intel. This week’s report covers Nigeria,

Lima Charlie’s U.S./D.C. Week in Review – July 02

July 2, 2016

Lima Charlie

| 2ND of July – Lima Charlie’s U.S./Washington End-of-Week News Briefing: #PrayForTurkey – On JUN30, #Turkey declared a day of national mourning

Russia is attempting to build its own ‘independent Internet’

December 14, 2017

Lima Charlie

Russia may have its own independent internet infrastructure by August 1, 2018. That’s according to members of the Russian Security Council who

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UPDATE Syria: Turks Lay Siege to Al Bab, Prepare to March on Manbij

November 22, 2016

John Sjoholm

Turkish backed forces have laid siege to the ISIS held city of al Bab, Syria, with forces preparing to march on the nearby city

Call of Duty Endowment awards 2017 ‘Seal of Distinction’ to organizations helping solve veteran unemployment

November 22, 2017

James Fox

The Call of Duty Endowment recently awarded the Seal of Distinction Award to three organizations – Goodwill Southern California, Goodwill of the Olympics and Rainer

The Rwandan Jewel – Peacekeepers, Conflict Minerals and Lots of Foreign Aid

March 21, 2019

Diego Lynch

The U.S. and the United Nations have long partnered with Rwanda to support peacekeeping and counterinsurgency operations across Africa, providing expertise, weapons