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

Image NYPD in Afghanistan, ISIS suffers key setback [Lima Charlie News][NATO photo: Erickson Barnes]

NYPD in Afghanistan amid ongoing war against ISIS

April 13, 2018

Lima Charlie

KABUL, Afghanistan – Bringing more than 150 years of combined policing experience, this week a New York City Police Department (NYPD) delegation, led by police

Middle East – North Africa News Brief

June 21, 2017

MENA Bureau

MENA BRIEF, SITREP June 12 – June 20: Middle East and Northern Africa News Composition – Regional Low Intensity Conflicts. | [MISC]: State

America’s failed seaports – Trump’s ‘America First’ policy isn’t the only barrier to free trade

May 13, 2018

Dr. Gary K. Busch

While the Trump Administration’s “America First” policy may be damaging to U.S. free trade worldwide, America’s inability to maintain deep water access

Lima Charlie News launches new sports podcast, #2Marines

December 23, 2016

Lima Charlie

U.S. Marine Corps veterans Mario Figueroa and James Cordea star in a new podcast about two Marines talking sports. New York, NY—

Republican science bills raise serious concerns about the EPA and deregulation

March 10, 2017

Lima Charlie

The Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment Act (HONEST Act, H.R. 1430) and the Science Advisory Board Reform Act (SAB Act,

‘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

Military Technology and the Multi-Domain Battle Plan

April 23, 2017

Dr. Gary K. Busch

The more assertive stance of the U.S. military, which has emerged from the accession of Donald Trump to the Presidency, has manifest

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

Lima Charlie NATSEC speaks with Capt. Gail Harris about cyber warfare – Ep.02

June 22, 2017

Lima Charlie

Welcome back to Lima Charlie NatSec! In episode 2, host Michael Gardner is back with U.S. Navy CAPT (Ret.) Gail Harris to discuss the

Middle East – North Africa News Brief

April 10, 2017

MENA Bureau

MENA Regional Low Intensity Conflicts, April 3 – April 8 [SYRIA]: Spanish authorities raided Rifaat al-Assad’s assets in a corruption inquiry on April 3rd. Rifaat

Lima Charlie’s U.S./D.C. Week in Review – July 16

July 16, 2016

Lima Charlie

16th of July – Lima Charlie’s U.S./Washington End-of-Week News Briefing: | #PrayForTurkey On JUL15, shortly before 1 PM PST, the #Turkish military—the