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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

Forbes ‘30 Under 30’ highlights civilian-military divide

January 19, 2017

J. David Thompson

Forbes recently released its 2017 class of “30 Under 30” in Law and Policy and “30 Under 30” Social Entrepreneurs. Each list

Libyan MiG shot down as battle rages for control of Benghazi

January 18, 2017

John Sjoholm

LIBYA, 18TH JANUARY 2017, LIMA CHARLIE NEWS WIRE A MiG-23 jet fighter was shot down by “Islamist extremist militia” over Benghazi, Libya,

Soldiers battle in last stand against ISIS at Deir Ezzor

January 18, 2017

John Sjoholm

Wide Islamic State offensive on Deir Ezzor, Syria, splits the town in two, isolates a small detachment of protectors, preventing supply drops.

House Republicans attack ethics officials over Trump conflicts of interest

January 17, 2017

J. David Thompson

House Republicans have attempted to intimidate ethics officials after failing to gut the Office of Congressional Ethics. House Oversight Committee Chairman Jason

Case dropped against Egyptian men in Christian-Muslim marriage dispute

January 17, 2017

MENA Bureau

EGYPT, 17TH 2017, LIMA CHARLIE NEWS WIRE The noteworthy case against three Egyptian men who stood accused of forcing a 70 year-old

VBIED explosion in Baghdad likely ISIS retaliation for Mosul Offensive

January 17, 2017

MENA Bureau

IRAQ, 17TH 2017, LIMA CHARLIE NEWS WIRE A VBIED in the Shiite neighborhood of Abu Dsheer, in Southern Baghdad, killed at least

President Obama Commutes Sentence for Chelsea Manning

January 17, 2017

J. David Thompson

On Tuesday, President Obama commuted the sentence of Chelsea Manning, the former U.S. Army intelligence analyst responsible for one of the largest

Civilian death toll in Yemen reaches 10,000, with 10 million in urgent need of aid

January 17, 2017

MENA Bureau

YEMEN, 17TH JAN. 2017, LIMA CHARLIE NEWS WIRE The civilian death toll in Yemen has now reached 10,000, with another 40,000 wounded,

Image Vladimir Dedushkin Russian Ambassador Yemen

#BREAKING: Russia’s Ambassador to Yemen still alive and well

January 16, 2017

John Sjoholm

A report on the scourge that is Fake News in the Middle East, and an ambassador’s murder that never was. Americans have

Ongoing US strikes target al Qaeda in Yemen as civil war rages on

January 15, 2017

John Sjoholm

US Defense Department acknowledges January 8th airstrike that killed a senior al Qaeda leader in Yemen. “The United States remains committed to

As ISIS collapses, targeted killings by US Intelligence keep al Qaeda on the run

January 15, 2017

John Sjoholm

Renewed intelligence efforts and targeted killings by the US Intelligence community continue to take down high level leadership in al Qaeda and affiliated