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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

Middle East – North Africa News Brief

July 17, 2017

MENA Bureau

MENA BRIEF, SITREP July 10 – July 16: Middle East and Northern Africa Regional Low Intensity Conflicts. [FEATURES]: United States and Qatar sign

Middle East – North Africa News Brief

February 19, 2018

MENA Bureau

Extended Middle East and Northern Africa News Composition Briefing: Regional Low Intensity Conflicts, February 12th to February 18th – Current as of February 19,

Tillerson in Moscow: U.S.-Russia relations ‘at a low point’

April 12, 2017

Lima Charlie

MOSCOW, RUSSIA (LC) Secretary of State Rex Tillerson met with officials in Moscow today, including Russian President Vladimir Putin for nearly two

Critics of India’s ruling government rounded up in raids

September 2, 2018

Lima Charlie

Civil society groups in India are outraged, accusing the government of arresting activists to punish and ward off political dissent. Indian police

UPDATE: Ataturk Airport Attack Leaves 41 Dead +230 Injured

June 29, 2016

John Sjoholm

|ISTANBUL (LC-MENA), at 2140 ZULU+2 on JUN28-2016, three men armed with AK47’s and suicide vests arrived at Ataturk International Airport, outside of

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

US drone strikes continue to target al Qaeda leadership

January 22, 2017

John Sjoholm

Four al Qaeda affiliated militia fighters are taken out by US drone strikes in Yemen. Two separate US drone strikes in the

Defining and Designing Protective Structures to Thwart Terrorism

August 8, 2017

Lima Charlie

Lima Charlie News hears about some of the latest in Protective Design from international engineering firm Thornton Tomasetti. The firm’s recent projects

Middle East – North Africa News Brief

June 14, 2017

MENA Bureau

MENA BRIEF, SITREP June 4 – June 13: Middle East and Northern Africa Regional Low Intensity Conflicts. | [MISC]: Attack in Iran Terror

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Ethiopia Human Rights Abuses Spark U.S. Congressional Action

September 30, 2016

J. David Thompson

U.S. Representatives push for legislation targeting Ethiopia after Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch document human rights abuses. A bipartisan group of