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

Military Industrial Simple

October 26, 2018

Diego Lynch

A two decade taxpayer-subsidised merger & acquisition spree has turned the Military Industrial Complex into something that would be totally unrecognizable to

Denmark deploys Army Special Forces to Syria

January 22, 2017

John Sjoholm

Denmark has ordered its Armed Forces to begin deployment of its elite Special Forces Jægerkorpset and Frømandskorpset units to Syria to join

US Army Special Forces Soldier dies in Jordan

January 10, 2017

John Sjoholm

AMMAN, JORDAN, JANUARY 10TH 2017, LIMA CHARLIE NEWS WIRE | The DOD has released the identity of the US Army Special Forces

Russia, Syria Rage Against ISIS to Take Back the Dam

June 13, 2016

John Sjoholm

Water: the unlikely WMD. As reported last week, Syrian Special Forces, supported by Russian Special Forces, made substantial gains in the march

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,

‘Tickling Giants’ – Bassem Youssef, Sara Taksler charm & inspire

August 17, 2016

John Sjoholm

I remember landing in Cairo during the 2011 Egyptian Revolution, and taking a taxi to the Windsor Hotel. It is located within

Middle East – North Africa News Brief

February 13, 2018

MENA Bureau

Extended Middle East and Northern Africa News Composition Briefing: Regional Low Intensity Conflicts, February 5th to February 11th – Current as of February 12,

Crimea crisis escalates after Russian Ukrainian naval incident

November 26, 2018

John Sjoholm

With a naval engagement, wounded seamen, and a Ukrainian election looming, Russia and Ukraine’s recent clash off the Crimean Peninsula threatens war.

As Trump’s hold on power fades domestic hybrid warfare rages on

December 10, 2020

Anthony A. LoPresti

Behind the scenes of a Trump power grab, America remains engaged in its own, internal, political hybrid warfare.

Germany escalates global military role and NATO spending

February 19, 2017

Lima Charlie

On Friday, German Defense Minister Ursula Von der Leyen opened the Munich Security Conference reaffirming an increase in German military spending. “We are aware that

#GailForce Report: Cyber Security to Cyber Warfare

October 19, 2016

Gail Harris

Part 2 of Capt. Gail Harris’ report about the recent Intelligence & National Security Summit and the challenges facing the Intelligence Community: Cyber Security The secret