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

Air France paralyzed by strikes

May 19, 2018

John Sjoholm

Another key sector in France has erupted into strikes, as Air France-KLM saw its stocks plummet. University students and French railway workers have

Lima Charlie’s U.S./D.C. Week in Review – Aug 5

August 5, 2016

Lima Charlie

Lima Charlie News U.S./Washington End-of-Week Briefing – AUG5 | #Election2016 With the US Presidential Primary Season officially complete, the first presidential

Molten Salt Energy Storage Making Strides

January 27, 2018

Lima Charlie

SolarReserve is developing technology to make a solar system with 24-hr power generating capacity. The system relies on molten salt for its

Montenegro joins NATO amid increased tensions with Russia

June 6, 2017

Lima Charlie

Montenegro has joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as its 29th member as of June 5, 2017. United States Undersecretary for Political Affairs

Huawei – China’s telecom giant hits a giant wall

January 29, 2019

John Sjoholm

This Monday, in a 13-count indictment unsealed in a federal court in New York, four defendants affiliated with Chinese telecom juggernaut, Huawei

Despite OPEC cuts, world oil market stabilizes, boon to U.S. shale

April 13, 2017

Lima Charlie

VIENNA, AUSTRIA (LC) The Origination of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) announced this week that its plan to increase global oil prices is

‘The Long Road Home’ sheds light on the toll of war in Iraq

November 7, 2017

Lima Charlie

On April 4, 2004, U.S. troops from the 1st Cavalry Division in Baghdad were sent to secure the Shi’a militia-controlled district known

Erdogan’s purge continues, Turkey sacks and detains thousands, targets media

April 30, 2017

Lima Charlie

ISTANBUL, TURKEY (LC) This weekend Turkish authorities fired nearly 4,000 public employees from several ministries and judicial bodies, and 45 civil society groups and health clinics

New poll shows close presidential race for Marine Le Pen – the ‘Trump effect’?

March 11, 2017

Lima Charlie

Current national polling in the French presidential election has far right National Front party leader Marine Le Pen, and Emmanuel Macron, a former

Studies explore the oldest evidence of life on Earth

March 21, 2017

Lima Charlie

This past month saw two groundbreaking studies probing into the earliest signs of both bacterial and plant life on earth. On March

Turkey attempts to reset relations in Europe with meetings in France, Germany

January 7, 2018

Lima Charlie

This Friday and Saturday both Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Turkish foreign minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu were in Europe, France and Germany respectively, attempting