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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

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Showdown in Al Bab – Turks, Kurds, ISIS Clash in a Syrian City

November 18, 2016

John Sjoholm

Just where is al Bab and why should we care? Three regional factions, including NATO ally Turkey, the Kurds and ISIS fight

U.S. troops deploying to Poland in support of NATO’s enhanced ‘Forward Presence’

March 21, 2017

Lima Charlie

A U.S.-led battalion of over 1,100 soldiers will be deployed to Poland starting in April, a U.S. commander announced. 900 U.S., 150 British

Día de la Independencia – Venezuela’s Lost Liberty

July 6, 2016

Lima Charlie

| U.S. Independence Day Weekend 2016 has come and gone. Barbeques, beaches, baseball and fireworks, all a not-too-distant memory. Beer. Almost forgot

D-Day in France Is Not Forgotten

June 6, 2016

Liz Perez

On June 6, 1944, the Normandy landings (codename: Operation Neptune) began the liberation of German-occupied Europe from the Nazi regime. In the largest