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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

We have no friends but the mountains: a background to Kurdish autonomy

October 10, 2017

Dr. Gary K. Busch

Today about 30 million Kurds occupy a region that includes enclaves within Iraq, Iran, Syria and Turkey. The role and status of

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#GailForce: Has the U.S. experienced the long predicted Cyber Pearl Harbor?

April 25, 2017

Gail Harris

There is no need to wage a kinetic war or even to use debilitating cyber attacks on critical infrastructure if you can

Nativation: The Native American Awakening

April 23, 2017

Liz Perez

As the observance of Earth Day wraps up this weekend, my troubling thoughts as a Native American are that it took place

Military Industrial Simple

October 26, 2018

Diego Lynch

A two decade taxpayer-subsidised merger & acquisition spree has turned the Military Industrial Complex into something that would be totally unrecognizable to

Supreme Court to settle precedent on Gerrymandering

October 6, 2017

Lima Charlie

On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a major new case about partisan gerrymandering. The case will likely be

Lima Charlie’s MENA Weekly Update – 13th June ‪‎

June 13, 2016

John Sjoholm

13th of June – ‪‎#MENA Weekly News Update from Lima Charlie News: #OmarMateen, 29, the active shooter in the Orlando, Florida tragedy

‘What is Aleppo?’

October 14, 2016

J. David Thompson

OpEd examines our knowledge, or lack thereof, of a city and a people under siege. ‘What is Aleppo?’ The barrel bomb floated

Trump National Security Council orders and appointments raise concerns

January 31, 2017

John Sjoholm

The Trump administration has announced that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) will be included in the National Security Council. White House spokesman,

The G20 Summit, testing America’s relevance in a Trump world

July 8, 2017

John Sjoholm

Op-Ed: The G20 Summit is a week of the New World Order on display. The G20 Summit is in full swing in

Middle East – North Africa News Brief

August 2, 2017

MENA Bureau

MENA BRIEF, SITREP July 16 – July 31: Middle East and Northern Africa Regional Low Intensity Conflicts. [FEATURES]: The Qatari Diplomatic Crisis Continues.