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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

Insider agent helped kill al Qaeda’s number 2 man, instrumental in 9/11 attacks

March 3, 2017

John Sjoholm

A spray painted sedan by an insider agent marked the kill for al Qaeda’s number two man, Abu al-Masri, instrumental in the

Khaleda Zia, former Bangladesh PM, appeals 5 year corruption sentence

February 23, 2018

Lima Charlie

Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Khaleda Zia was recently sentenced to 5 years in prison for her apparent involvement in a case of

Jordan’s austerity unrest: thousands of protesters push out Prime Minister

June 5, 2018

John Sjoholm

In the largest series of protests since the Arab Spring, thousands of Jordanians took to the streets to protest IMF backed austerity

Trump: ‘Much of our news media is indeed the enemy of the people’

July 15, 2018

Lima Charlie

Following consistent attacks on CNN and various news media outlets, President Donald Trump today called “much of our news media” the “enemy

Blossoming Russo-Turkish alliance leaves U.S., NATO behind

August 1, 2019

John Sjoholm

Amid the failed politics of Patriot missiles and F-35s, Moscow and Ankara’s blossoming relationship has left NATO and U.S. interests exposed.

US Battle Against ISIS Incites Old Foe

July 29, 2016

John Sjoholm

Muqtada al Sadr calls for attacks against US Forces in Iraq IRAQ- (LC) In the two years since the United States officially

Middle East – North Africa News Brief

August 21, 2017

MENA Bureau

MENA BRIEF, SITREP August 12 – August 19: Middle East and Northern Africa Regional Low Intensity Conflicts. [BAHRAIN]: Shia opposition groups continue to

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Macron ignores domestic pressure, attempts to take the lead of Western diplomacy in Syria

April 19, 2018

Lima Charlie

Following Saturday’s attack on Syria, French President Emmanuel Macron moved to position himself as the head of Western diplomatic efforts to end the

Germany escalates global military role and NATO spending

February 19, 2017

Lima Charlie

On Friday, German Defense Minister Ursula Von der Leyen opened the Munich Security Conference reaffirming an increase in German military spending. “We are aware that