Quarantine diaries: Day 1, things to do in quarantine
Millions of people are now finding themselves at risk of being quarantined due to the coronavirus. Already many tens of thousands are in quarantine or have been subjected to it. […]
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Airports as the new cathedrals of travel
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN I’m at another airport this Sunday. Newark’s Liberty airport isn’t exactly the best. It’s several terminals are divided from one another. There is no Priority Pass […]
Thoughts on how hatred of Israel feeds historic antisemitism
How hatred of Israel feeds historic antisemitism By SETH J. FRANTZMAN The usual refrain when discussing how hatred of Israel is often linked to antisemitism is that criticism of Israel […]
Fear of Bernie Sanders emerges among centrists, “never Trumpers” and others
As Bernie Sanders won the Nevada caucuses, many voices emerged that were increasingly worried he would wing the nomination. The reasons for the fear run a spectrum of beliefs, from […]
List of US-Russia incidents in eastern Syria
The US and Russia are increasingly having incidents in eastern Syria. On February 19 a US patrol and a Russian armored vehicle almost came into contact as the Russians tried […]
Middle East drone UPDATES
This blog will look at news about drones in the Middle East. February 19, CENTCOM reveals a shipment it intercepted in November 2019 “The shipment interdicted by the USS FORREST […]
February 6, 2020: Israel-Hamas and Israel-Iran tensions rise
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Tensions appear to be escalating between Israel and Hamas as well as there being a potential for escalation with Iranian-backed groups in Syria. This comes after […]
What we know about Abdolhossein Mojaddami’s killing
Basij commander Abdol-Hossein Majdami (عبدالحسین مجدمی) in Khuzestan was gunned down as he left his home in the early hours of Wednesday, January 22. But what do we know? The […]
The second generation of low birthrates: Long term affects
What is the long-term affect of societies that have a low birth rate, such as Japan or Italy. I mean, what happens when two generations grow up where most […]
From the attack on US bases to the ballistic missile strikes: Seth Frantzman covers the US-Iran crises
In a series of articles I covered the emerging Iran-US crises in late December 2019 and early January 2020. It came after many months of tensions going back tot May […]
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