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

Anchor: The United States is reportedly considering withdrawing thousands of its troops from South Korea. Quoting defense officials familiar with the discussions, the Wall ...

The Korean Peninsula is experiencing heightened strategic uncertainty following reports of a potential U.S. troop withdrawal ...

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

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

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 ...

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

North Korea has begun an investigation into an accident that occurred during the launch of a new warship this week, state ...

North Korea has summoned the manager of a shipyard as it begins investigating an accident that botched the launch of its new naval destroyer.

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

North Korea failed to launch its second destroyer after the warship suffered damage during its movement to the water this we ...