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

This Week in Business Intelligence

March 18, 2018

Lima Charlie

Highlights of the week in finance, investment, emerging-markets, risk, and crypto markets from Lima Charlie Business Intel. This week’s report covers Brazil,

Iran’s election – what does it mean?

May 13, 2017

John Sjoholm

Being political is an integral part of being Iranian. Our lives are defined by politics. – Shirin Neshat (Iranian artist) On May

The Final Movement of the Islamic State

September 13, 2017

John Sjoholm

The grand symphony of Death and Destruction continues to play itself out across the streets of Deir Ezzor. A mortar round detonates.

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

Image Between Two Ferns with Hilary Clinton

The Lighter Side of Politics: ‘Between Two Ferns’ Zach Galifianakis Interviews Hillary Clinton

September 22, 2016

Lima Charlie

Hillary Clinton pays a visit to ‘Between Two Ferns’ with Zach Galifianakis. Presidential contender Hillary Clinton appeared on Zach Galifianakis’ hilarious faux interview web

Zuma’s parting gifts for South Africa? Toxic politics and a backward economy

February 28, 2018

Lima Charlie

Years of scandal have finally caught up with South African President Jacob Zuma; on Feb. 15, his own African National Congress Party

France’s options narrow to Le Pen and Macron in tense presidential election

April 23, 2017

Lima Charlie

PARIS, FRANCE (LC – EUROPEAN UNION) The French headed to the polls today in the first round of voting for the 2017

Dylann Roof, white supremacist, sentenced to death

January 14, 2017

J. David Thompson

“I forgave him, and I’m not going to take that back ever,” said Reverend Anthony B. Thompson, widower of a one of

Blame spreads after released Guantanamo detainee bombs Iraq military base

February 23, 2017

MENA Bureau

After the Islamic State identified the suicide bomber that attacked an Iraqi military base outside of Mosul on Monday as a former

‘The thing that keeps me up at night … is North Korea’ – Gen. Robert Brown

January 26, 2017

Lima Charlie

WASHINGTON, 26TH JANUARY 2017, LIMA CHARLIE NEWS WIRE: ‘North Korea greatest threat’ The US Army Pacific (USARPAC) Commander, General Robert Brown, stated

Lima Charlie’s U.S./D.C. Week-End Brief – 10th June

June 10, 2016

Anthony A. LoPresti

|10th of June – Lima Charlie’s U.S./Washington End-of-Week News Briefing: #POTUS announced he will be endorsing presumptive Democratic Nominee #HillaryClinton. Within 90 minutes