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

Spain positions to contain Catalonia’s independence

October 13, 2017

Lima Charlie

On Wednesday, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy demanded the Catalan regional government clarify whether it considers itself independent. After a referendum took

Aluminium price surge after US-Russia sanctions threatens worldwide production and availability

April 21, 2018

John Sjoholm

U.S. sanctions against the Russian aluminium industry are causing commodities markets to surge, but they may also damage worldwide production capabilities and

Fusion Reactor Makes Breakthrough on Path to Commercial Viability

May 4, 2017

Lima Charlie

MILTON PARK, UK (LC) In the UK, a fusion reactor has been activated and achieved “first plasma,” a molten mass of electrically

Iran’s response to Islamic State terrorism

June 9, 2017

John Sjoholm

Two teams of Islamic State fighters struck civilian targets throughout Tehran early June 7. The teams attacked the Iranian Parliament and the

Memorial Day may soon be a remembrance of democracy and those who had the courage to defend it

May 26, 2019

Lima Charlie

To the classical mind, a society in which political authority is divorced from military service was practically beyond the imagination. Worth remembering,

Critics of India’s ruling government rounded up in raids

September 2, 2018

Lima Charlie

Civil society groups in India are outraged, accusing the government of arresting activists to punish and ward off political dissent. Indian police

War in Yemen: Arms industry outsourcing amid increasing media scrutiny

October 25, 2018

Lima Charlie

Saudi Arabia is in the hot seat after the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi finally bringing the war in Yemen front and

Ethiopia returns to a state of emergency

February 18, 2018

Lima Charlie

Last month it looked like Ethiopia had escaped from its cycle of political and ethnic unrest, when it moved to release political

Bahrain courts continue to strip protesters of citizenship

February 4, 2018

Lima Charlie

Bahraini authorities have deported eight Bahrainis, having stripped them of their citizenship, since January 29, 2018, Human Rights Watch reported today. Bahraini courts