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

Middle East – North Africa Update

October 24, 2016

John Sjoholm

Middle East – North Africa (MENA) Update: SITREP of the week’s news from Yemen, Iraq, Turkey, Syria, Egypt, Jordan, UAE, Saudi Arabia,

Cyber Warfare Now – Tales from the Digital Battlefield

July 2, 2019

John Sjoholm

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

Secretary of Defense Mattis hints of arming Ukraine

August 25, 2017

Lima Charlie

Kiev, Ukraine [LC] During the first visit to Ukraine by an American defense secretary in nearly a decade, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis

Normandy Dispatch, Part One

June 2, 2016

Lima Charlie

On Memorial Day 2016, the non-profit organization The Greatest Generations Foundation took ten WWII veterans back to Normandy, France, to return to

Russia and China’s ongoing ‘hybrid warfare’ – When does it cross the line?

April 26, 2019

Håkan Gunneriusson

With the subtle and clandestine methods of ‘hybrid warfare’ available to any nation, from disinformation to influence operations to election interference, Russia

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

Small Arms Imports to Middle East Double

June 12, 2016

John Sjoholm

|By John Sjoholm and Associated Press Wire – Lima Charlie News June 12th/1303 ZULU+1 Small arms and light weapons imports in the

International students face narrowing opportunities to remain in the US after graduation

August 23, 2018

Du 'Dennis' On

International students in the US contribute greatly to the net revenue of universities nationwide, but it’s becoming more difficult for them to

Getting to Yes in Syria – Negotiating Peace

June 29, 2019

William Stuebner

After an 8 year bloody conflict in Syria all sides have a lot to gain from a negotiated peace. The battle for

House Republicans attack ethics officials over Trump conflicts of interest

January 17, 2017

J. David Thompson

House Republicans have attempted to intimidate ethics officials after failing to gut the Office of Congressional Ethics. House Oversight Committee Chairman Jason