Review the day’s key developments in defense and global affairs with SOFREP’s Evening Brief – Thursday, May 22, 2025.

In 1216, French crown prince Louis invaded England with 700 ships, having been invited by English barons at war with King John.

This summer, the world’s oldest floating steel cruiser transforms into a one-of-a-kind venue for pop-up events, live ...

Many of the people of this country can trace their ancestry back to a variety of different places and cultures. People have been coming to these shores, seeking liberty and ...

One of the central weaknesses of the Biden administration’s national security policies was its reliance on the concept of “integrated deterrence” to prevent aggressive actions by the People’s Republic ...

On September 6, 1781, in one of the Revolutionary War’s most brutal episodes, America’s infamous traitor Benedict Arnold led 800 British troops in an assault on Fort Griswold in Groton, Connecticut.

This crook cannon even pull off a worthwhile theft. A low-level drug dealer stole an 800-pound cannon that was used in the Spanish American War from a Kansas park last week to settle a debt with ...

U.S. law generally prohibits American warships from undergoing major overhauls or repairs in foreign shipyards. But the Miguel Keith contract was exempt because the project took less than six ...

The longest, bloodiest war between Indians and Mormon settlers in Utah saw fighting and killing in some 150 skirmishes spread across much of the territory for years. Most of the fighting occurred from ...

The US economy unexpectedly shrunk in the first three months of this year, impacted by the early effects of President Donald Trump’s policies, particularly the inconsistent approach to tariffs. The ...

Almost all American civilian and military personnel were evacuated from Saigon after nearly two decades of war. Thousands of people hoped to secure a spot on one of the last helicopters out ...