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

Germany escalates global military role and NATO spending

February 19, 2017

Lima Charlie

On Friday, German Defense Minister Ursula Von der Leyen opened the Munich Security Conference reaffirming an increase in German military spending. “We are aware that

Predatory mortgages target veterans – a symptom of a returning housing bubble?

June 14, 2018

Lima Charlie

Exploitative behavior targeting veterans is a symptom of a housing market increasingly weighed down with risky loans. Effective July 1st, Freedom Mortgage,

As Iraq captures ISIS stronghold, regional powers prepare for new realities

October 6, 2017

Lima Charlie

Iraqi forces captured the Islamic State’s last stronghold in northern Iraq on Thursday, leaving the self-proclaimed caliphate with just one more base

Indonesia mass murders were known to U.S. officials

October 25, 2017

Lima Charlie

Washington, DC The U.S. Government provided support to Indonesia while up to one million suspected communist sympathizers were being killed by the

Middle East – North Africa News Brief

May 1, 2017

MENA Bureau

MENA Regional Low Intensity Conflicts, April 22 – April 29 [MISC]: ADVISORY: Throughout May 1st there will be travel disruptions, and possible protests, due to

Ongoing US strikes target al Qaeda in Yemen as civil war rages on

January 15, 2017

John Sjoholm

US Defense Department acknowledges January 8th airstrike that killed a senior al Qaeda leader in Yemen. “The United States remains committed to

In Mao’s shadow, Xi Jinping rules absolutely over China

March 3, 2018

John Sjoholm

Xi Jinping will soon remove one of the last remaining obstacles to his presidency. Almost certain to be passed by China’s National People’s

Lima Charlie Weekly Review: U.S. Politics

March 3, 2018

Lima Charlie

Lima Charlie’s Weekly Review: U.S. Politics Edition – Highlights of the week in U.S. domestic, geo, cyber, politics – March 3, 2018.

Former Trump chairman Paul Manafort facing intense scrutiny over Ukraine lobbying, loans

April 12, 2017

Lima Charlie

WASHINGTON, DC (LC) Paul Manafort, the former chairman of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, might formally register as a foreign agent, according to