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The best way to get caught up on all the SOFREP articles and reports from the week; January 4th to January 10th.

The President of the United States was once the most powerful person in the world. But on Friday, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey took the crown.

Section 230 is shrouded in talk of accountability, censorship and free speech. The truth is not nearly that simple.

The internet is a great source of information and it is fun to play in, but it is not always a hospitable place. Therefore, it stands to reason that we should have measures in place to adequately protect our digital security and privacy online. Whether or not we care to invest time and energy defending […]

Editor’s note: This article was written by Eren Ersozoglu and originally published on Grey Dynamics.  This Grey Dynamics African Intelligence Report analyses the ‘troll factory’ established in Africa as a means for hybrid warfare. Key Judgments KJ-1. The Russian Web Brigade has increased sophistication of the ‘troll factory’ to avoid detection. By outsourcing to Africa, operations have […]

Many Londoners were awoken by a loud “bang” at around 4:15 a.m. on Monday morning, which prompted many to take to social media, post what they heard and look for  answers. The massive sound left many worrying that London may have been the scene of a terror attack or tragic accident, with local police even […]

The Royal Australian Air Force is no stranger to dramatic displays of their low-flying prowess over cities like Brisbane, often drawing headlines the world over with the spectacular images and videos captured by awe-struck spectators. However, until now, only a precious few aviators have seen what it looks like inside the cockpit of these aircraft […]

Here at SOFREP, we’ve spent years discussing the ways China has used money to exert influence over American culture, carefully shaping the way the nation is perceived by the American public. Although Russia garners the majority of attention from the media when it comes to perception management and disinformation campaigns, China’s efforts have arguably been […]

Two senior Navy SEALs who were fired earlier on September are striking back at their leadership. Commander Edward Mason, the former officer in command of SEAL Team 7, and Command Master Chief Hugh Spangler, the senior enlisted leader of SEAL Team 7, have filed a complaint to the Department of Defence’s Inspector General (IG) against […]

On September 1, 1939, Nazi troops stormed through Poland’s western border, capturing territory as they defeated Polish forces right up to around the nation’s midpoint. On the 17th of the same month, troops from the neighboring USSR poured into Poland from the East — but not with the intention of engaging the Nazi occupiers as […]

Late last week, Iran‘s troubled space program attempted a rocket launch that was met with failure. This didn’t come as a significant surprise to many in the national security community, as Iran‘s space program (which many believe is little more than a thinly veiled missile program) only began in 2004 and only reached orbit for […]

On Monday, Russia issued an unusually cryptic threat, specifically to U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein on Twitter. The message cited the F-35, America’s most advanced stealth fighter, and included footage of Soviet-era surface-to-air missiles shooting down aircraft. ‘If a Russia… ever was to see an F-35 inside its airspace’, we would […]