SOFREP Cartoon: Greenland and a Shark Named Trump
Europe can hear the music, see the water move, and still insists on arguing about the weather while the dock creaks beneath the weight of decisions postponed too long.
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Morning Brief: Proposed Trump-Class Battleship Could Cost Up to $22 Billion, Machado Presents Nobel Medal to Trump, France Now Supplies Majority of Intel to Ukraine
Battleship costs soar, Europe sends troops to Greenland, Machado meets Trump. Here’s your Friday morning brief for January 16, 2026.
Evening Brief: Trump Threatens Insurrection Act Deployment, US Seizes Sixth Sanctioned Oil Tanker, Gaza Ceasefire Enters Uncertain Second Phase
Minneapolis unrest grows as Trump threatens troops and US seizes another oil tanker. Here’s what’s making headlines this Thursday evening.
The Bolduc Brief: The Impact of the Trump Administration’s Greenland Policy on NATO, Global Divisiveness, and Geopolitical Power Dynamics
Trump’s Greenland purchase talk signaled to allies that Washington was willing to treat sovereignty like a business deal, and that kind of transactional posture weakens NATO unity while giving China and Russia room to press their Arctic ambitions.
Morning Brief: FBI Searches Washington Post Reporter’s Home, Ukraine Defense Chief Warns Desertions and Draft Evasion, Iran Temporarily Closes Airspace
FBI raids reporter’s home, Iran shuts airspace, and Ukraine warns mass desertions. Here’s your Thursday morning brief for January 15, 2026.
Evening Brief: US Overdose Deaths Drop for Second Straight Year, Sudan Peace Talks Resume, Canada’s Mark Carney Visits China to Reset Ties
Overdose drop slows as Trump probes Slotkin, halts visas, and pushes Greenland. Here’s what’s making headlines this Wednesday evening.
War Tourist Dispatches #3: Patagonia, Land of Fire
As Patagonia burns and Argentina reaches for an old, familiar villain, Israeli backpackers are being cast as arsonists on the strength of rumor, recycled myth, and the comforting lie that disaster always has a single foreign hand behind it.
Morning Brief: Court Upholds Fat Leonard’s Sentence, Disguised US Military Plane Raises Scrutiny, UK Poised to Approve Mega Chinese Embassy
Iran crackdown worsens as US faces Venezuela probe and Greenland pushback. Here’s your Wednesday morning brief for January 14, 2026.
Evening Brief: Trump Halts Iran Talks, Russia Pounds Ukraine’s Power Grid, Winter Storms Kill Displaced Palestinians in Gaza
Trump halts Iran talks as protests soar. Meanwhile, Russia pounds Ukraine’s power grid. Here’s what’s making headlines this Tuesday evening.
The Strategic Importance of Greenland
Greenland is not a frozen backwater or a real estate fantasy, but a silent tripwire for nuclear war where minutes matter, mistakes are irreversible, and the uneasy balance between deterrence and catastrophe rests on ice, radar, and human judgment.
Morning Brief: Pentagon to Deploy Musk’s Grok AI Chatbot, US Accuses Russia of Escalation, Japan and South Korea Pledge Closer Cooperation
Pentagon taps Grok AI as Iran tensions rise and Russia escalates near NATO. Here’s your Tuesday morning brief for January 13, 2026.
Evening Brief: Senator Mark Kelly Sues Pentagon, U-Haul Truck Plows Into Pro-Iran Protest in Los Angeles, Cuba Says No US Negotiations Under Way
Kelly sues Pentagon, lawmakers head to Denmark, Aleppo residents return. Here’s what’s making headlines this Monday evening.
