Europe

For two decades, the war in Afghanistan was fought as a coalition effort. NATO allies deployed to combat zones, took casualties, and shared the risks of a war that ultimately ended in failure.

The idea that Russia offers a return to tradition has gained traction among Western conservatives. Social data on family stability, violence, and despair tells a more troubling story.

American power succeeds only when it enters a conflict with limits, legitimacy, and a political end state already within reach, and it fails when it tries to invent those conditions at gunpoint.

He was a sharecropper’s son from Lepanto who spent the day after Christmas turning a Belgian roadside into a firing range for German 88s, dragging wounded men out of the kill zone like he was collecting debts in the snow, and walking away with a kind of courage you cannot wrap, tag, or put under a tree.

Facing Kaliningrad, Belarus, and a live war next door, Poland is pushing its F-16s to the Viper standard with APG-83 radar, Viper Shield, and standoff punch to hold the line while F-35s spin up.

The world just spent $2.7 trillion gearing up for war—are we prepping for peace, or just getting better at breaking things?

Germany re-evaluates reliance on Us weapons, with concerns over potential “kill switches” in F-35 jets prompting a shift in defense strategy.

Here’s your SOFREP Daily News Brief: Key defense and global affairs insights to keep you in the know on Saturday, March 22.

Steadfast Dart 2025 is more than just NATO’s biggest war game of the year—it’s Europe planting its flag in the ground, proving it can hold the line without waiting for Uncle Sam to show up.

Ukraine tried to get free gas, but when Russia refused to blink, Europe and Ukraine paid the price. The real story behind the gas crisis.

Ukraine’s decision to slam the brakes on Russian gas was a masterstroke that rewired Europe’s energy game and undercut Moscow’s grip on the continent.

Russia’s war in Ukraine offers a glimpse into future conflicts—lessons in intel, innovation, and why aggression often backfires.