Lobo Institute in the News

Asaad Hanna joins Lobo board of advisors
Lobo Institute is proud to announce that Asaad Hanna is now on their board of advisors. Asaad Hanna is a strategic analyst, humanitarian and media advisor specializing in Syria, the Middle East and high conflict and crisis regions from Iran ...
‘We Just Capitulated’
As published by Foreign Policy by Lara Seligman 'We Just Capitulated’ The Pentagon’s recently departed Middle East policy chief addresses the administration’s handling of Turkey’s Syria invasion and response to Iranian attacks. Michael Mulroy could not have left his position ...

TRANSITIONS — Eric “Olly” Oehlerich and Michael “Mick” Mulroy
As published by Politico By JAKE SHERMAN and ANNA PALMER TRANSITIONS -- Eric “Olly” Oehlerich and Michael “Mick” Mulroy have started the Lobo Institute, a company focused on studying global conflicts and helping those most adversely affected. Oehlerich is a retired Navy SEAL commander, and Mulroy ...
Syrians Won’t Give Up on the Great Mosque of Aleppo
As published by Atlas Obscura On a bright spring day in April 2013, the minaret of one of the world’s most famous mosques came crashing to earth in the Syrian city of Aleppo. The sound was heard across the Old Quarter, ...
What if China Replaced U.S. Hegemony in the Middle East?
As published by Alessandra Bocchi To its credit, the Chinese government is not directly engaging in Middle Eastern wars. Beijing’s involvement mainly rests on economic investments like the Belt and Road Initiative or the import of oil from the region, ...
Insiders with access badges deal military challenge to thwart base shootings
As published by ABC News Josh Margolin, Pierre Thomas and Luis Martinez Shooting rampages at military installations in Florida and Hawaii that left five people dead in three days have put a spotlight on a growing U.S. security threat -- insiders with access passes ...
Uganda’s “Child Soldier Reintegration” Project Receives UNAOC-BMW Group Intercultural Innovation Award
As published by Yahoo News by Global Newswire MADRID, Spain, Dec. 11, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The “Child Soldier Reintegration” project of the organization Grassroots Reconciliation Group (GRG) in Uganda was selected as one of ten global grassroots initiatives to ...
Fatal shootings at US military bases highlight unexpected and growing threat — insiders with access badges
As published by KMBZ Radio (NEW YORK) -- Shooting rampages at military installations in Florida and Hawaii that left five people dead in three days have put a spotlight on a growing U.S. security threat -- insiders with access passes ...
FBI probing if Pensacola suspect watched mass-shooting videos prior to attack
As published by ABC News by Josh Margolin Investigators are probing a report that the suspect in the deadly Florida naval base shooting watched mass-shooting videos in the presence of some friends in the days leading up to the attack, two people ...
Syria Civil War: US Diplomat Says US Did Not Do Enough To Prevent Turkey’s Invasion
As published in the International Business Times by by Marcy Kreiter A memo from a U.S. diplomat on the ground in northern Syria sharply criticizes the administration for not doing more to stop Turkey’s invasion last month, saying the Turks committed ...