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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

Ramadan of Violence

June 2, 2017

John Sjoholm

Amidst the call for peace during the holiest month of Islam, Ramadan, the Islamic State has called upon its followers to commit

Environment will define the Trump Era

May 7, 2017

Liz Perez

The Trump era will, one day, be used as a case study for how it catapulted the environmental industry forward and brought

Middle East – North Africa News Brief

September 3, 2017

MENA Bureau

MENA BRIEF, SITREP August 26 – September 2: Middle East and Northern Africa Regional Low Intensity Conflicts. [GENERAL]: August 30th marked the official

21st Korean family reunion for families separated by war highlights complications of relations between the Koreas

June 27, 2018

Du 'Dennis' On

An upcoming reunion of families that were separated by the Korean War, set for August 20th through 26th, is highlighting the complications

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

Pakistan pivots to China’s currency following withdrawal of U.S. Aid

January 5, 2018

Lima Charlie

On Thursday, the U.S. State Department suspended all security aid to Pakistan, announcing a further cut after the U.S. Ambassador to the United

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

Middle East – North Africa News Brief

January 18, 2018

MENA Bureau

Extended Middle East and Northern Africa News Composition Briefing: Regional Low Intensity Conflicts, January 8th to January 14th – Current as of January 15th,

US drone eliminates Abo Mus’ab al Jazrawi

January 26, 2017

John Sjoholm

On January 22nd the al Qaeda affiliated, former ISIS commander Abo Mus’ab al Jazrawi saw his timely end from a US Intelligence

Middle East – North Africa News Brief – Extended

November 21, 2017

MENA Bureau

Regional Low Intensity Conflicts. Covers November 13th to November 19th, 2017 – Current as of November 20th, 2017. | [Read Middle East

Call of Duty Endowment awards 2017 ‘Seal of Distinction’ to organizations helping solve veteran unemployment

November 22, 2017

James Fox

The Call of Duty Endowment recently awarded the Seal of Distinction Award to three organizations – Goodwill Southern California, Goodwill of the Olympics and Rainer