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Stay on top of the news with the SOFREP Evening Brief: Top updates on defense and global affairs for Monday, May 5, 2025.

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

Japan’s Soryu-class subs are ultra-stealthy, armed, and perfect for lurking in the Pacific to thwart a surprise Chinese attack on Taiwan.

Catch up with SOFREP’s Morning Brief for Monday, May 5, 2025, covering the latest in defense and global affairs.

Stay on top of the news with the SOFREP Evening Brief: Top updates on defense and global affairs for Sunday, May 4, 2025.Trump posted a photo of himself dressed as the pope after his funeral, Putin says he hopes nukes won’t be needed in Ukraine, Mexico slammed the door on U.S. troops crossing the border, and the UK just busted two Iranian-linked terror plots—all reminders that diplomacy, ego, and national security are clashing on the world stage.

Despite public denials, internal emails and student testimony reveal that DoDEA officials not only supported but actively orchestrated student walkouts to defend DEI programs—misleading parents and compromising educational integrity in the process.

The defense industry’s glacial pace and bloated legacy mindset are getting steamrolled by Anduril’s AI-fueled, battlefield-tested blitzkrieg of real innovation.

Catch up with SOFREP’s Morning Brief for Sunday, May 4, 2025, covering the latest in defense and global affairs. In a historic week, Ukraine used missile-equipped sea drones to down Russian fighter jets over the Black Sea, Houthi rebels struck near Israel’s main airport in a rare breach of its air defenses, and Elon Musk’s Starbase took a major leap toward becoming an official city after a landslide vote by SpaceX-affiliated residents.

Here is your SOFREP Evening Brief: From Thessaloniki to Tel Aviv to Dhaka, May 3, 2025, exposed a grim trifecta of violence and extremism—homegrown terrorism in Greece, cross-border missile attacks from Yemen, and a mass Islamist rally in Bangladesh rallying against women’s rights.

While Trump fixates on renaming Veterans Day, perhaps our energy would be better spent improving care for the veterans it’s meant to honor.

A smoldering crater, a rising death toll, and a regime choking on its own denials—welcome to Iran’s latest industrial nightmare, now with extra rocket fuel.

America’s foreign policy has become a wrecking ball in a rescue uniform—loud, reckless, and wondering why the neighbors keep slamming the door.