Good morning! Start your Friday with SOFREP’s Morning Brief for May 23, 2025—your quick intel on defense and global affairs.

North Korea began a full-scale investigation into an accident that damaged a new warship at its launch ceremony this week, ...

On Wednesday, local media were given access to the Korea Air and Space Operations Center (KAOC), a highly secured command ...

Song Sang-hyun said "the time is right" for Ukraine to file a complaint over North Korea's military assistance to Russia.

The following is a summary of external news on North Korea this week. ------------ (2nd LD) Seoul says USFK reduction is matter requiring bilateral consultation SEOUL -- South Korea's defense ministry ...

An economic theory has sparked controversy during South Korea's presidential campaign, with the opposition leader introducing ...

A major accident occurred at the launch ceremony for a new North Korean naval destroyer, state media reported Thursday, with ...

Kim Jong Un expressed fury over after a naval destroyer failed to launch and claimed that professional negligence was at hand ...

A major accident occurred at the launch of a new North Korean naval destroyer, state media reported on Thursday, with leader Kim Jong Un calling the mishap a 'criminal act.' ...

North Korea has now launched an investigation into how the warship ended up on its side as the country's 'furious' leader ...

For the first time in weeks, food aid trickled into Gaza — an amount that UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour is merely a “drop in the ocean.” ...

South Korea’s Air Force revealed its Korean Air and Space Operations Center, which oversees missile defense and monitors ...