Thoughts on western democracies relying on dictatorships for “supply chains”
We keep seeing stories about supply chain chaos and inflation and how the pandemic, China and the conflict in Ukraine is to blame. For instance I read today that the […]
We keep seeing stories about supply chain chaos and inflation and how the pandemic, China and the conflict in Ukraine is to blame. For instance I read today that the […]
Is there a chance that by kind of pumping up the story of “Russia will invade Ukraine” western media and US policy inadvertently helped grow a crisis a bit more […]
In the US there has been a tendency over the years for the two large political parties to collaborate to create non-competitive districts for Congressional elections. That often means drawing […]
Do you think the pandemic is a form of new religion in the West, particularly in the US. The US has created other new religions and has gone through various […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN One theory about the Trump admin in the Middle East is that it was tough on Iran. But let me propose a radically different take.Let’s go […]
I think one reason the pandemic has been so successful and why it continues to cause chaos, is not just because of government incompetence and lack of coordinating and changing […]
The enduring trauma of Covid memories By SETH J. FRANTZMAN It’s June 19, 2021. The indoor mask mandate in Israel ended this week. It still feels strange to be in […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN One of the remarkable outcomes of the recent Hamas war on Israel was the use of terminology that illustrates a larger goal designed to create conditions […]
If the West negotiated a climate change deal the way they do the Iran deal they would go to the meeting with the authoritarians and the authoritarian state would say […]
In one week in March, from March 10-19, an unusual controversy unfolded between Israel and its new peace partner in the Gulf, the United Arab Emirates. It appeared to begin […]