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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

The Dallas Shooting: Policing A Wounded Nation

July 9, 2016

Lima Charlie

|On July 8, Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued an open letter to the people of Texas. Entitled, “A Time To Come Together,”

Declaring the Opioid Crisis a ‘National Emergency’ is Important for Veterans

October 25, 2017

James Fox

President Donald Trump has promised to officially declare the opioid epidemic a “national emergency.” “We’re going to have a major announcement, probably

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U.S. Shift From Saudi Arabia to Iran? A Western Dilemma

September 6, 2016

John Sjoholm

A candid examination of the prospect of moving on from Saudi influence towards a partnership with Iran. | By John Sjoholm, Lima

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

European Union – U.S. trade dispute escalates as E.U. issues retaliatory tariffs on a number of iconic American goods

June 24, 2018

John Sjoholm

President Trump’s new tariffs on steel and aluminum sparked a response from the EU, issuing retaliatory tariffs on a number of iconic

Cyber Warfare Now – Tales from the Digital Battlefield

July 2, 2019

John Sjoholm

Democracies worldwide are facing critical challenges from ever expanding cyberwarfare operations with the ability to not just threaten infrastructure, but to control

Vietnam to Iraq – America’s Lessons Never Learned

March 7, 2019

Norvell B. DeAtkine

Vietnam Veteran and Middle East scholar, U.S. Colonel Norvell DeAtkine reflects on the U.S. government’s recent report, The U.S. Army in the

#GailForce: Aspen Security Forum highlights air, border security, election meddling, cyber attacks, violent extremists

July 20, 2017

Gail Harris

Capt. Gail Harris reports from the Aspen Security Forum 2017 Day 1: Secretary of Homeland Security, John F. Kelly discusses airline security,

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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

Thousands protest in Iraqi Kurdistan as government plans to cut salaries, again

December 19, 2017

Lima Charlie

5 protesters were killed and 80 others wounded in the city of Raniya on Tuesday, as thousands of protesters took to the

Lebanon crisis appears to end as PM Saad Hariri backtracks on resignation

November 22, 2017

Lima Charlie

Lebanon’s Prime Minister, Saad Hariri, has deferred his resignation. Hours after returning to Beirut, Hariri announced Wednesday he was putting it on hold. “Today,