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 News Brief: Regional Low Intensity Conflicts

March 19, 2017

MENA Bureau

| [BAHRAIN]: Continuous calls for protests rang throughout the week. The protests continued with near daily pro-Shiite protests. The majority are carried

Lima Charlie’s U.S./D.C. Week in Review – Aug 5

August 5, 2016

Lima Charlie

Lima Charlie News U.S./Washington End-of-Week Briefing – AUG5 | #Election2016 With the US Presidential Primary Season officially complete, the first presidential

Image main Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi caricature Tehran

Abu Bakr al Baghdadi: Wanted, dead or alive

June 22, 2017

John Sjoholm

Russia claims to have killed the Islamic State founder, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. But what does that mean? Does it even matter? The

The Philippines, U.S., China make for a tough week at the International Criminal Court

March 24, 2019

Lima Charlie

The International Criminal Court is having a tough week. With the Philippines leaving the body, the U.S. threatening to deny visas and

Life after the Marine Corps – a 360 with skateboard artist Rafael Colon

April 8, 2018

Lima Charlie

Stepping into Rafael Colon’s Harlem apartment in New York City, you’ll immediately notice two things: painted skateboards are the first — not

Middle East – North Africa News Brief: Regional Low Intensity Conflicts

March 26, 2017

MENA Bureau

MENA Regional Low Intensity Conflicts, March 19 – 26 The US and UK governments announced an immediate travel ban on March 21st that

After a nightmare of prescription pills, medical marijuana helped me sleep

April 24, 2017

Donald Martinez

You probably have an opinion about medical marijuana. Let me share my story before you tell me what it is. In 2008,

The French in Syria – a long and tortured history

April 19, 2018

Dr. Gary K. Busch

France has taken the position that it is a humanitarian force, eager to bomb Syria for using chemical weapons and to promote

Image NYPD in Afghanistan, ISIS suffers key setback [Lima Charlie News][NATO photo: Erickson Barnes]

NYPD in Afghanistan amid ongoing war against ISIS

April 13, 2018

Lima Charlie

KABUL, Afghanistan – Bringing more than 150 years of combined policing experience, this week a New York City Police Department (NYPD) delegation, led by police