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From Eton to Equatorial Guinea, Simon Mann’s life was a high-stakes gambit of privilege, power, and private warfare that ended not with a coup, but with a cautionary tale.

When America’s leaders speak, the world listens—not for noise, but for clarity rooted in truth and accountability.

Welcome to SOFREP’s morning brief! Begin your Tuesday informed with the latest defense and global affairs stories for May 27, 2025.

Wrap up your Monday with SOFREP’s Evening Brief – covering the latest in defense and world affairs, May 26, 2025.

This isn’t immigration reform—it’s moral cowardice dressed up as national interest, tossing our Afghan brothers and sisters to the wolves after they carried our water through two decades of war.

Captain Kimberly Nicole Hampton was a trailblazer who, with unwavering courage and dedication, made the ultimate sacrifice while flying into danger, leaving behind a legacy of honor, leadership, and patriotism.

Memorial Day isn’t about mourning the dead so much as it’s about honoring them by living the kind of lives they died to protect—loud, grateful, and unapologetically free.

Staff Sergeant Ronald J. Shurer II did more than just save lives on a mountainside in Afghanistan—he showed the world what it looks like when courage, skill, and selflessness come together in one man.

Stay updated with SOFREP’s Morning Brief for Monday, May 26, 2025, featuring key developments in defense and global affairs.

As Trump wages war on Harvard, a would-be embassy bomber gets cuffed, Iran edges closer to weapons-grade uranium, and the CIA warns the real threat might already have a badge—welcome to today’s national security gauntlet.

The future of naval warfare just pulled up to the dock—sleek, silent, and ready to ruin someone’s day.

Exploring the shadowy depths of the CIA’s Special Activities Center and Global Response Staff, this piece unveils the pivotal yet largely unseen roles these units play in shaping global events and safeguarding American interests through clandestine operations and covert warfare.