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

China continues to make inroads into Pakistan

March 19, 2018

John Sjoholm

China’s sale of weapons to Pakistan has continued to grow, and a strategic new friendship between the two poses challenges for the

Political reform and the entrenched power of China’s military

August 9, 2017

Dr. Gary K. Busch

China’s President Xi has succeeded in breaking the power of China’s historic military companies and asserting control over its military. As a result,

European Commission threatens to sanction Poland, strip voting rights over far-right judicial reforms

December 20, 2017

Lima Charlie

The European Commission moved Wednesday to trigger Article 7 of the Treaty on European Union, a process which strips EU voting rights from

Middle East – North Africa News Brief

September 17, 2017

MENA Bureau

MENA BRIEF, SITREP September 10 – September 17: Middle East and Northern Africa Regional Low Intensity Conflicts. [HIGHLIGHT]: Qatar The Qatari diplomatic crisis

Trump’s Executive Order reducing environmental regs draws harsh criticism

March 28, 2017

Lima Charlie

Surrounded by coal miners, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday intended to undo a range of President Obama’s climate

Two courts strike Trump travel ban, citing past rhetoric and flawed natsec reasons

March 16, 2017

Anthony A. LoPresti

President Trump and his team’s past anti-Muslim rhetoric, ill advised tweets, a series of flawed national security arguments, and Lyndon B. Johnson,

Middle East – North Africa News Brief

February 13, 2018

MENA Bureau

Extended Middle East and Northern Africa News Composition Briefing: Regional Low Intensity Conflicts, February 5th to February 11th – Current as of February 12,

Image General Dostum, the hero that Afghanistan deserves

General Dostum, the hero Afghanistan deserves

July 22, 2017

John Sjoholm

Afghanistan faces a power play between current President Ghani and legendary former warlord and general, Vice President, Abdul Rashid Dostum. On July

Lima Charlie’s U.S./D.C. Week in Review – June 24

June 24, 2016

Lima Charlie

|24th of June – Lima Charlie News U.S./Washington End-of-Week News Briefing: Congressional #SitIn – With the exception of a few interruptions Democrats held

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