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

Venezuela’s refugees add pressure to Colombia’s presidential race

March 14, 2018

Lima Charlie

“Please. I’m pregnant, and we won’t survive there,” pleaded a Venezuelan woman standing on a bridge that stretches between the northern Colombian

Fierce battle rages over a key Syrian town

March 24, 2017

John Sjoholm

Syria – The battle for Hama, a city in west-central Syria, and its surrounding areas, is in full swing. The al Qaeda-affiliated

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

Is the World on a slow march towards authoritarianism?

April 23, 2017

Jose Robledo

Turkey’s citizens recently voted to give President Erdogan expanded powers. He now has wide control over the judiciary, can simply decree law,

Mosul Offensive Day 1: Suicide Squads, VBIEDs, PBIEDs and Air Strikes

October 17, 2016

John Sjoholm

The U.S. led ground offensive to liberate Mosul, Iraq from ISIS began today. Lima Charlie News veteran correspondents report. IRAQ – On

Fracking, BREXIT and an oil and gas shale bonanza

April 4, 2018

Dr. Gary K. Busch

As the U.K. celebrates its final year as part of the European Union, it is standing on the brink of a major

In its fight against veteran unemployment, the Call of Duty Endowment is looking for a few good charities

May 16, 2017

Lima Charlie

SANTA MONICA, CA (LC) Jobs! America needs more of them, Donald Trump ran on a promise to create them, and each year thousands of

Saudi King decrees some rights for women

May 10, 2017

Lima Charlie

RIYAHD, SAUDI ARABIA (LC) Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has ordered that women can now benefit from government education and healthcare services, and

China, North Korea tensions rise after a week of escalation

March 14, 2017

Lima Charlie

Escalation began last week after North Korea tested four medium range missiles, in response to annual U.S. and South Korea joint military exercises. Over the following

Zimbabwe’s violent elections present a silver lining for China

August 3, 2018

Lima Charlie

With Zimbabwe’s army mobilized to enforce a state of emergency amid an election dominated by false news and intimidation, it’s clear the troubled

International Peacekeeping stinks, but it’s infinitely better than the alternative

May 9, 2017

Doug Brooks

International peacekeeping: there’s hope for improvement UN peacekeeping can be ugly. A recent BBC documentary examined the plight of aid workers in South Sudan