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

MENA Report podcast: Democracy v. Dictatorship and ‘the Shifting Sands of the Dictator’

April 16, 2017

Lima Charlie

Lima Charlie News MENA Report covers Middle East / North Africa developments as reported by Lima Charlie’s MENA Bureau. This week, MENA

Zimbabwe’s violent elections present a silver lining for China

August 3, 2018

Lima Charlie

With Zimbabwe’s army mobilized to enforce a state of emergency amid an election dominated by false news and intimidation, it’s clear the troubled

Former CIA officer extradited to Italy to serve 4 year prison sentence for kidnapping

February 23, 2017

Anthony A. LoPresti

Former CIA Foreign Service Officer Sabrina De Sousa (61) will be handed over to Italian authorities in the coming week to serve

Lima Charlie’s U.S./D.C. Week in Review – Aug 21

August 21, 2016

Lima Charlie

Lima Charlie US News End-of-Week Briefing – AUG21 | The Week’s Wrap Up in One. Big. Blast. #Election2016 #Trump #ManafortStepsDown On

A fight for natural resources in Colombia

January 18, 2018

Lima Charlie

Last week, a cease fire between the Colombian government and the National Liberation Army (ELN), a communist guerrilla army, came to an

Defining and Designing Protective Structures to Thwart Terrorism

August 8, 2017

Lima Charlie

Lima Charlie News hears about some of the latest in Protective Design from international engineering firm Thornton Tomasetti. The firm’s recent projects

Lima Charlie’s U.S./D.C. Week in Review – Aug 12

August 12, 2016

Lima Charlie

Lima Charlie News U.S./Washington End-of-Week Briefing – AUG12 | The Week’s Wrap Up in One. Big. Blast. #Election2016 #Trump #MotorCity On AUGUST8,

Transgender military policy still in question after Trump tweets

August 3, 2017

Lima Charlie

On July 26th, an already confusing political situation got even cloudier as President Trump, the US Military’s Commander-In-Chief, seemed to reverse President

‘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

International Peacekeeping stinks, but it’s infinitely better than the alternative

May 9, 2017

Doug Brooks

International peacekeeping: there’s hope for improvement UN peacekeeping can be ugly. A recent BBC documentary examined the plight of aid workers in South Sudan