With an eye on re-election, Putin calls for improved relations between Russia and US in New Year’s address

With an eye on re-election, Putin calls for improved relations between Russia and US in New Year’s address

Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered his annual Christmas and New Year’s addresses to world leaders over the weekend.  Among a laundry list of talking points in the series of greetings, Russia’s leader called for “pragmatic cooperation” between his nation and the United States, and similar diplomatic efforts with other NATO nations that have seen heightening […]

Putin thanks US for help thwarting terror attack days after Russia accused US of supporting ISIS

Putin thanks US for help thwarting terror attack days after Russia accused US of supporting ISIS

Despite growing tensions between the two nations, U.S. and Russian officials announced on Sunday that information provided by the American intelligence apparatus aided in thwarting a terror attack that would have taken place in St. Petersburg, Russia.  Both the United States and Russia have been embroiled in an ongoing anti-terror campaign in Syria, but despite […]

Politics in space: Trump’s new space directive hindered by time, his own budget

Politics in space: Trump’s new space directive hindered by time, his own budget

Amid the rapid advancement of national space programs in nations like China and India, President Donald Trump signed a new directive mandating America’s return to the moon, and further down the road, putting American boots on Mars. The directive I’m signing today will refocus America’s space program on human exploration and discovery.  It marks an […]

White House refutes Tillerson’s offer to engage NK in diplomatic talks

White House refutes Tillerson’s offer to engage NK in diplomatic talks

One day after U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson made a series of statements indicating an open willingness to engage in diplomatic talks with North Korea without any preconditions, the White House issued its own statement directly contradicting America’s top diplomat. We’ve said from the diplomatic side, we’re ready to talk anytime North Korea would […]

President Trump signs defense budget into law, biggest military raise in 8 years

President Trump signs defense budget into law, biggest military raise in 8 years

President Donald Trump signed the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act into law in an event held in the White House on Tuesday.  The bill represents a significant step toward ending the current continuing resolution spending the Defense Department has been trapped under since the start of the new fiscal year on November 1st, but the […]

American missile interceptors seem to have failed in Saudi Arabia, and that’s not a surprise

American missile interceptors seem to have failed in Saudi Arabia, and that’s not a surprise

With the unveiling of North Korea’s latest, and most powerful, intercontinental ballistic missile to date, the Hwasong-15, experts now seem convinced that Kim’s regime possesses the ability to at least reach targets as far away as America’s east coast.  Although questions remain as to the platform’s ability to survive reentry, as well as the targeting […]

What does the National Security Advisor actually do?

What does the National Security Advisor actually do?

The former National Security Advisor Mike Flynn has reportedly plead guilty in regards to charges that he intentionally made “false, fictitious and fraudulent statements” to the FBI. In light of these developments, it helps to know exactly in what capacity these advisors serve. The easy, obvious answer (and as the title implies) is that they advise […]

BREAKING:  Former National Security Advisor Mike Flynn pleads guilty to lying to the FBI

BREAKING: Former National Security Advisor Mike Flynn pleads guilty to lying to the FBI

UPDATE: ABC’s Brian Ross has reported that he heard Flynn testify that President Trump “directed him to make contact with the Russians,” during the plea hearing.  SOFREP has not been able to independently corroborate this report.  According to the ABC’s sources, Flynn is “prepared to testify” against the sitting president as a part of his […]