Morning Brief: Trump Names Terry Cole as Interim D.C. Police Commissioner, Japan Marks 80 Years Since World War II Surrender
Start your Friday with SOFREP’s Morning Brief, bringing you the latest in defense and global affairs for August 15, 2025.
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Evening Brief: Anchorage Airspace Restricted Ahead of Trump-Putin Summit, Israel to Approve E1 Settlement Project, Taliban Deny US Report Alleging Aid Diversion
Anchorage summit, DC crackdowns, Gaza aid row, and Europe’s arms boom. Here is Thursday’s SOFREP Evening Brief – August 14, 2025.
Trump-Putin Alaska Summit: The Land-for-Peace Mirage in Ukraine
Friday’s Trump-Putin summit in Alaska isn’t a breakthrough—it’s Moscow running the same stalling play it’s used since 2014, buying time while pressing its summer offensive.
Morning Brief: Trump Warns Putin if No Ukraine Ceasefire Agreed at Alaska Summit, South Africa Rejects US Human Rights Report as Flawed
Trump warns Putin on Ukraine, Gaza aid stuck at borders, and cholera surges in Sudan. Welcome to your Thursday Morning Brief.
Evening Brief: Trump, Putin to Meet on Cold War-Era Alaska Base to Discuss Ukraine War
Trump-Putin summit looms as crises flare in Gaza, Sudan, Haiti, and the South China Sea. Here’s your Wednesday evening world snapshot.
Project Flytrap 4.0: NATO’s Live-Fire Laboratory for Killing Drones
If you don’t own the air at five hundred feet and fifty yards, you’re not maneuvering—you’re waiting your turn on the casualty list.
Morning Brief: Hamas Leaders Head to Cairo for Ceasefire Talks; Putin, Kim Pledge Closer Military Cooperation Ahead of Trump-Putin Summit
VA faces staffing woes, Trump reshapes Kennedy Center, and Mexico hands over cartel bosses. Welcome to your Wednesday Morning Brief.
Evening Brief: State Department Releases Updated Human Rights Reports, Zelenskyy Rejects Russian Demand to Cede Remaining Donetsk Territory
US releases latest human rights reports, Iran hints at nuclear talks, Israel eyes Gaza resettlement. Here is Tuesday’s SOFREP Evening Brief.
Ghost Planes: Two Gray BT-67s Land in Tullahoma—Are They CIA Cutouts?
I’ve seen Agency birds parked in plain sight; these two Basler BT-67s in Tullahoma—matte-gray, unmarked, and papered to a Delaware cutout—fit the pattern.
Soldiers of Fortune: Jean ‘Black Jack’ Schramme and the Congo Crisis
Planter-turned-mercenary Jean “Black Jack” Schramme carved his legend in the Congo Crisis—a self-styled guardian of order who tried to bind a failing state with Katangan steel and hired guns.
Morning Brief: US Coast Guard Commissions First New Icebreaker in Over Two Decades; US, China Trade Accusations Over Panama Canal at UN Security Council
Coast Guard Icebreaker debut, US-China Panama canal clash, and EU warns Trump ahead of Putin summit. Welcome to your Tuesday Morning Brief.
Evening Brief: US Special Operations to Field New Wearable Tech for Health Monitoring, Zelenskyy Warns Against Concessions to Russia Ahead of Trump-Putin Summit
Hamadeh’s Syria mission, SOF hazard tech, Nigeria gang raid, and Zelenskyy’s warning. It is Monday evening. This is your SOFREP Brief.
