Border militarization expands, Russia ramps up chemical warfare, and more. Welcome to Friday, July 4th, 2025. This is SOFREP's Morning Brief.

A North Korean man was taken into custody by the South Korean military after crossing the heavily fortified border between ...

President Donald Trump campaigned on keeping the United States out of foreign wars, but it didn’t take long to convince him ...

The mood was tense in the White House Cabinet room on that summer day, almost exactly 31 years ago. President Bill Clinton ...

The South’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the military identified and tracked the individual near the central-west section of ...

North Korean officials accused the US Department of Justice (DOJ) of running “an absurd smear campaign” after announcing that it had unraveled several schemes by the Democratic People’s Republic of ...

To casually rename a ministry that bears the title “Unification” feels like giving up. In times of growing cynicism, it is tempting to cast off symbols and slogans as empty. But not all names are mere ...

Normally, you know it’s resort season because Giles texts you to say that he can’t do lunch “because…” and sends you a ...

As a scholar of nuclear nonproliferation, my research indicates that military strikes, such as the U.S. one against Iran, tend not to work. Diplomacy — involving broad and resolute international ...

Lee Jae-myung’s cabinet appointments reflect a desire for renewed dialogue with North Korea, but with Pyongyang emboldened by Russia and disinterested in reunification, diplomacy faces steep ...

In North Korea, by contrast, watching a gripping TV drama can cost you your life. Under the “Anti-Reactionary Thought Law” of ...

North Korea-linked hackers have deployed NimDoor, a new Apple malware targeting crypto firms, complicating detection and ...