US Army Europe has announced that as part of DEFENDER-Europe (July 14-Aug 22) that 55 Abrams tanks and Bradley fighting vehicles will be deployed. “As part of the training, the unit […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Since early July 2020 there has been increased interest in a China-Iran agreement that could be part of a wider 25-year strategic deal. This has become […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Back in March 2020 headlines indicated Israel would get eight KC-46 refueling aircraft. This was said to be in the context of Iran tensions. Now Israel […]
What if daily consumption of US media is psychologically damaging? By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Why might this be? I read a lot of news every day, part for interest, part […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN The US appears to have badly overplayed its hand in its struggle with China. The fact that China was “rising” was largely known for decades and […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Israel’s Space Administration in the Directorate of Defense Research and Development (DDR&D), of the Israel Ministry of Defense (IMoD), and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), have successfully […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN ISRAEL, July 2, 2020 Document 1: IAI press releease A Historic Agreement- IAI will partner with the United Arab Emirates, signing an agreement to develop breakthrough […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Iran has a full-court-press in place for the summer of 2020. The goal is to push back the US “maximum pressure” campaign. Work with Russia and […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Among those who think they are being pro-Israel, in the face of rising criticism of Israel for being racist, there is a tendency to try to […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN IN PROGRESS… The decline of western powers and rise of populism: Merkel, Italy, Hungary, Boris, Macron The rise of Iran, Russia, China and […]
Seth J. Frantzman - author - analyst 