Brandon Webb

About the author

Brandon Webb, a former Navy SEAL sniper and Naval Special Warfare Sniper Course Manager, is renowned for training some of America's legendary snipers. He is a multiple New York Times Bestselling Author, Entrepreneur, and Speaker. Webb is the Editor-in-Chief of the SOFREP news team, a collective of military journalists.
Putin’s War is Draining Russia of its Best and Brightest, They Are Defecting to the West

Putin’s War is Draining Russia of its Best and Brightest, They Are Defecting to the West

“30% of my friends in business who could leave have left Russia and are not coming back. The others have all made preparations to move their families abroad with citizenship elsewhere.” -A prominent member of the Russian business community said to SOFREP anonymously.  The harsh economic punishment dished out by Putin against Western business interests […]

I Was a Navy SEAL Sniper. Gun Control Is Going to Require a Lot of Listening

I Was a Navy SEAL Sniper. Gun Control Is Going to Require a Lot of Listening

As a father myself, it’s terrible to think about my kids having to deal with a school shooting. I was sick to my stomach when I sent them bulletproof backpack inserts to shield themselves in case some crazy person came to school with a gun. I also recognize there are legitimate concerns on both sides of the gun debate, and these should be part of the conversation.

Biden Administration and EU Risk Nuclear War Unless Putin Given an off Ramp

Biden Administration and EU Risk Nuclear War Unless Putin Given an off Ramp

The famous Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu once wrote that you should always make it appear that an avenue of retreat is open to an encircled enemy to prevent them from fighting to the death with the courage of despair.  The Biden administration and western European leadership need to give Putin a dignified off-ramp, or […]

Inconsistent American Foreign Policy Radicalized Vladimir Putin

Inconsistent American Foreign Policy Radicalized Vladimir Putin

Caution, uncomfortable reading ahead, tighten your lap belts, and put your bias aside for the hard, bumpy truth ride that is coming… First, war is terrible. I’ve seen it firsthand in Afghanistan, Yemen, and Iraq. The current situation with Ukraine is especially troubling because it’s a clear example of a head of state sacrificing regular […]

America’s Bite Bigger Than Bark. Time to Enter War In Ukraine?

America’s Bite Bigger Than Bark. Time to Enter War In Ukraine?

War, and a bigger stick, may be the unfortunate answer for the United States and our allies. A lot is at stake for the free world and keeping the trend line of democracy going up (not down) into the future. Having served in two wars myself in Afghanistan and the Middle East, it’s terrible to […]

The Foreign and Domestic Snipers of Ukraine

The Foreign and Domestic Snipers of Ukraine

@If there was a great historical example of how effective snipers can be in doing psychological damage to an invading force, it was shown in the movie, Enemy at the Gates. Did you know one of the most accomplished snipers in the world was a Russian woman born in Ukraine? Her name was Lyudmila Mikhailovna […]

World War III is here and it’s America vs. China in Ukraine

World War III is here and it’s America vs. China in Ukraine

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has kicked off a proxy war that has western ideologies of the US, Europe, and the UK, battling authoritarian ideologies of Russia, North Korea, Iran, and China. Putin sees weak political leadership in America, and it’s not just Biden. Democracies are always at a functional disadvantage against authoritarian states initially because […]