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

Intelligence Community mobilizes for Cyber War with Russia

August 4, 2018

Lima Charlie

A phalanx of U.S. intelligence leaders confirmed this week ongoing Russian cyber and malign operations, attacks against U.S. midterm elections, and plans

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

Podcast: Combating PTSD, depression, suicide – Part 2: Yoga and Meditation – Ep.04

August 2, 2018

Anthony A. LoPresti

Join Lima Charlie for the fourth in a series of podcasts addressing PTSD, depression and suicide, and the many unorthodox treatments available

Mali’s election – West Africa hangs in the balance over a peace that never was

July 28, 2018

John Sjoholm

Amid debate over the U.S., French, and UN troop presence in West Africa, the stability of an entire region is at stake

Pakistan’s military and its largest political party face off

July 26, 2018

Lima Charlie

Pakistan’s military has always been willing to intervene in politics, and a political party is challenging its authority. A months long campaign

A Russian proposal to the refugees of Syria

July 24, 2018

John Sjoholm

Russia is not resting on its laurels. With Syria’s central government readying to dismantle the last remainders of opposition in Daraa, Russia

Workers Unite! Soviet Influence, Eastern Europe and Reflections on the Prague Spring

July 23, 2018

Dr. Gary K. Busch

On the 50th anniversary of the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia after the failed Prague Spring, Dr. Gary K. Busch reflects on the

Texas Oil Boom Causes Headaches

July 22, 2018

John Sjoholm

In spite of increasing oil production, U.S. oil businesses are struggling due to lack of infrastructure and uncertain international conditions. 2018 was

Blindspot on a Bureaucracy: Who’s supposed to ‘pay’ what to NATO?

July 22, 2018

Lima Charlie

Since 1949 NATO has been the cornerstone of Europe’s security. Amid tensions with Russia at a new high, NATO members have committed

The Night Turkey’s Democracy Died on a Bridge of Martyrs

July 20, 2018

John Sjoholm

Two years ago Turkey’s President survived the attempted coup d’etat enabling what is now a country ruled by one man. The demise of Turkey’s

Iraq oil production threatened by growing unrest

July 20, 2018

John Sjoholm

Rising unemployment, lack of essential services and security concerns have caused civil unrest in Iraq’s southern areas. A growing number of protestors,