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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

Africa’s Elections | In Malawi, food, land, corruption dominate

June 5, 2019

Anthony A. LoPresti

In a small African country battling poverty and starvation, land, farming and corruption remain key issues in Malawi’s politics. Malawi – nicknamed

Image Organised Crime in Asia - Part 2 (Photo: Anton Kusters)

Organised Crime in Asia – An [In]convenient Relationship: Part 2

February 24, 2019

Dr. Gary K. Busch

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

Race to Moon and Mars peaks public, private sectors

December 18, 2017

Lima Charlie

Last week Japanese aerospace startup ispace set a record for fundraising by a commercial space exploration company raising $90.2 million in its

Image Trump's efforts to drive China to the negotiating table have been rocky for the U.S. President, but they have shown that even China has to concede to market forces.

Even China Must Bow Before the Market

December 12, 2018

John Sjoholm

Trump's efforts to drive China to the negotiating table have been rocky for the U.S. President, but they have shown that even

Police Maintain Peace: Trump Nomination Official

July 19, 2016

Lima Charlie

Law & Order: Cleveland Cleveland, Ohio – 4:00PM local time, multiple protests converged at the Republican National Convention, coming to a head

Venezuela announces issuance of cryptocurrency ‘Petro’ amid reality of hyperinflation

December 28, 2017

Lima Charlie

Lima Charlie Business | South America, Venezuela Something in Venezuela Square in Caracas was conspicuously absent this Christmas: lights. This year Venezuela has

#GailForce: ‘Mother of All Bombs’ Dropped in Afghanistan – So What’s the Fuss?

April 18, 2017

Gail Harris

Unfortunately, in recent years, we tied the hands of our military in Afghanistan. And instead of trying to win we settle for

‘What is Aleppo?’

October 14, 2016

J. David Thompson

OpEd examines our knowledge, or lack thereof, of a city and a people under siege. ‘What is Aleppo?’ The barrel bomb floated

The Dodik Problem – Civil War in the Balkans Looms Large

November 17, 2021

William Stuebner

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

Dylann Roof, white supremacist, sentenced to death

January 14, 2017

J. David Thompson

“I forgave him, and I’m not going to take that back ever,” said Reverend Anthony B. Thompson, widower of a one of

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,