Russia is no longer a great power. But it wants to be. These two sentences encapsulate the root cause of Russia’s ongoing war ...

Good morning! Start your Friday with SOFREP’s Morning Brief for May 23, 2025—your quick intel on defense and global affairs.

The Pentagon is reportedly developing a proposal to withdraw around 4,500 U.S. troops from South Korea and redeploy them ...

North Korea began a full-scale investigation into an accident that damaged a new warship at its launch ceremony this week, ...

An economic theory has sparked controversy during South Korea's presidential campaign, with the opposition leader introducing ...

Trump has given the Kremlin a financial out, allowing it to back Ukraine further into a corner with no commitment to any sort ...

Russia has announced that its troops have fully reclaimed the Kursk region, nearly nine months after losing chunks of the ...

President Vladimir Putin visited Russia’s Kursk region for the first time since Moscow claimed that it drove Ukrainian forces ...

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Eunju Kim, who escaped starvation in North Korea in 1999, was sent back from China and fled a second ...

A cyberespionage group linked to North Korea’s military has targeted government organizations in Ukraine since February in ...

North Korea’s decision to support Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is part of a “sacred mission” to counter U.S. influence around ...

History suggests we should pay close attention to such official pronouncements – not just actions – in North Korea-Russia ...