As North Korea ups the nuclear ante, China and Russia double down on their support for Kim… here’s why.

As North Korea ups the nuclear ante, China and Russia double down on their support for Kim… here’s why.

Kim Jong Un’s pursuit of increasingly advanced nuclear weapons and ballistic missile platforms has not only led to military tensions on and around the Korean peninsula, but continued diplomatic tensions within international bodies like the United Nations.  The United States, which has taken on the primary role in enforcing the UN resolutions barring Kim’s development […]

North Korea after recent test: U.S. ‘wholly responsible for catastrophic consequences’ of joint South Korean drills

North Korea after recent test: U.S. ‘wholly responsible for catastrophic consequences’ of joint South Korean drills

North Korea has once again ruffled the feathers of world leaders with a ballistic missile test, this time, passing directly over Japan’s northern most Home Island, Hokkaido.  The missile then broke up into three parts, the furthest reaching portion flying another 733 miles past the Japanese coast. Although no damage occurred, the Japanese population experienced […]

SOFREP EXCLUSIVE: Serving under the ban, a transgender Army officer’s career in doubt

SOFREP EXCLUSIVE: Serving under the ban, a transgender Army officer’s career in doubt

It has now been one month since President Trump took to Twitter to announce an unexpected ban on transgendered service members from serving in the United States military. Since that time, officials at the Department of Defense had been operating in a vacuum, directing all questions concerning the policy back at the White House, who […]

White House ready to release details on transgender military ban

White House ready to release details on transgender military ban

Details of President Trump’s ban on transgender Americans serving in the United States military are reportedly contained in a memo prepared by the White House, which will be presented to Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis sometime this week. The rules as outlined in the memo will deny future enlistments to all transgender Americans, and give […]

James Mattis: President Trump reaches decision on new Afghanistan strategy

James Mattis: President Trump reaches decision on new Afghanistan strategy

American Defense Secretary James Mattis announced on Sunday that President Trump has come to a decision regarding the United States’ strategy in Afghanistan.  According to Mattis, the president went through a “sufficiently rigorous” review process before deciding the future of America’s military investment in the embattled nation. Mattis did not, however, reveal the details of […]

Steve Bannon out: Trump’s chief strategist leaves administration

Steve Bannon out: Trump’s chief strategist leaves administration

Steve Bannon, President Trump’s controversial chief strategist, left the administration on Friday, in what the White House has called a “mutual agreement” between Bannon and recently appointed White House Chief of Staff John Kelly. According to multiple news outlets, this decision has been developing over the span of some time, with some claiming Bannon submitted […]

Rex Tillerson and James Mattis lay out new strategy on North Korea, terms for diplomatic victory

Rex Tillerson and James Mattis lay out new strategy on North Korea, terms for diplomatic victory

America’s top diplomat and the leader of its military penned a joint Op-Ed for the Wall Street Journal last week, titled “We’re Holding Pyongyang to Account,” in which they laid the groundwork for America’s new strategy regarding North Korea under President Trump’s administration. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Secretary of Defense James Mattis joined […]