The Spectator USA runs an excerpt from ‘After ISIS’
My new book After ISIS is out and The Spectator USA has run an excerpt. You can see the link here.
The Tlaib/Omar itinerary included Afro-Palestinian voices, an overlooked issue
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN According to an itinerary that was circulated online during the controversy over Congresswoman Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib traveling to Israel and the Palestinian territories, there […]
Syrian air defense say they confronted targets over Masyaf
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Syria’s state media SANA reported on Thursday evening that Syrian air defense confronted targets that had infiltrated Syrian air space from the direction of Lebanon, heading […]
Did Trump checkmate Netanyahu on Tlaib/Omar? A list of reactions
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN The avalanche of voices condemning Israel for barring two US members of Congress grew by the minute Thursday night, hours after reports indicated Israel would prevent […]
US Marine killed in Nineveh province brings spotlight on tensions, ISIS threat, in northern Iraq
Is Iraq’s Nineveh boiling over? A US service member was killed on a mission assisting Iraqi security forces By SETH J. FRANTZMAN A version of this appeared at The Jerusalem Post […]
Turkey’s gambit on Syria pays off as Washington discusses “peace corridor”
Turkey’s Syria gambit show US responds to threats and strength By SETH J. FRANTZMAN For several days Turkey did what it has done before, it threatened to launch a military […]
A bunch of takeaways from the latest US Inspector General report on anti-ISIS ops
Compiled By SETH J. FRANTZMAN The new report is out. “This is the 18th Lead Inspector General (Lead IG) report on Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR), the overseas contingency operation to […]
Israel is developing the armored vehicles of the future: The Carmel program
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Israel is developing combat vehicles of the future that will use the latest in artificial intelligence technology to reduce collateral damage and enable formations of manned […]
Iran thinks it can do what it wants now
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Iran said that it seized another ship on Sunday – an oil tanker it accused of smuggling oil from Iraq. Tehran has also mocked America’s attempt […]
Kashmir is a tinderbox
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Over the weekend, officials in Kashmir warned Hindu pilgrims of impending attacks in the area. This sent thousands of tourists and pilgrims, and even local workers, […]
