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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

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This Week in U.S. Politics

March 26, 2018

Lima Charlie

Lima Charlie’s Weekly Review: U.S. Politics Edition – Highlights of the week in U.S. domestic, geo, cyber, politics. US Domestic Politics President

Gesundheit! Europe’s strongest economy suffers from a bit of an economic influenza

May 18, 2018

John Sjoholm

An unusually long German winter, too many sick days, a union strike, Trump’s trade war and the U.S. withdrawal from the Iran

Iran finds extensive shale oil reserves

February 23, 2017

MENA Bureau

The state-run National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) found 2 billion barrels of light crude shale oil reserves in the Khali Koh region

Ambitions Never Laid to Rest – An Open Society vs. The Terrorist

December 28, 2018

John Sjoholm

The recent terror attack in Strasbourg followed familiar patterns, but this attack has kindled something that may change the face of France.

Puerto Rico debt default looming, bankruptcy ‘likely’

April 13, 2017

Lima Charlie

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO (LC) Puerto Rico has until May 1st to restructure $70 billion in debt. Negotiations with the U.S. legislature

$1.15 Billion Saudi Arms Sale to Go Ahead Over Opposition in U.S. Congress

September 23, 2016

J. David Thompson

U.S. Senators sought to block Saudi arms deal due to poor human rights record and issues of terrorism. | A bipartisan group of U.S.

U.S. troops deploying to Poland in support of NATO’s enhanced ‘Forward Presence’

March 21, 2017

Lima Charlie

A U.S.-led battalion of over 1,100 soldiers will be deployed to Poland starting in April, a U.S. commander announced. 900 U.S., 150 British

A Different Perspective of the US-North Korea Conflict – China’s Media Coverage

August 29, 2017

Lima Charlie

While covering the tension between the U.S. and North Korea, Chinese media emphasizes three principles in general: denuclearization and stabilization on the

Lima Charlie launches new podcast – OFP – not your father’s podcast about national security and defense

December 1, 2018

Lima Charlie

Not your father’s podcast about national security and defense, the OFP team covers the interesting, relevant, irrelevant and entertaining stories that are

New photos support evidence of China’s militarization of South China Sea

February 10, 2018

Lima Charlie

China appears to be approaching the completion of its highly controversial project to develop, and as its critics would charge militarize, several

Review: Brad Pitt’s ‘War Machine’ goes to war, and gets lost

June 2, 2017

John Sjoholm

Netflix’s latest film “War Machine” stars Brad Pitt as General Glen McMahon. McMahon’s character is based on General Stanley McChrystal, who attempted