Notes on our world: Migration, authoritarianism and wealth bubbles
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN I’m thirty-seven years old. That means I was born in 1980 and grew up in the 1990s. It means my formative years were that turn of […]
Tag Archives: 2018
Greenblatt in Qatar as Doha seeks role in Trump’s Israel peace plan
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN In late April I wrote about an exchange between Qatar, Hamas and Washington regarding the peace process. At the time the full details were not known. […]
How Trump took away Iran’s “war” card
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Iran’s propaganda machine studied the US over the last decade and a half and concluded around 2013 that the US was very reticent to get involved […]
Who tried to kill the Palestinian Prime Minister in Gaza? Was he the target?
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN On Tuesday morning seven people were injured as bombs targeted a convoy with Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah and General Majid Faraj, the Palestinian Authority’s chief […]
Mapping and tracking reports of renewed ISIS attack in Iraq’s Kirkuk-Hawija area
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN On February 24th several members of the PMU reportedly came under attack from ISIS on a road from Kirkuk to Hawija in Iraq. It is unclear […]
List of reported developments in northern Syria amidst Afrin conflict
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Since Ankara launched its offensive against the YPG on January 20 there have been many developments in the battle between Turkey and its Syrian rebel allies […]
A list of the groups and people who oppose Israel deporting African asylum seekers
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN In recent years Israel struggled with what to do with tens of thousands of African migrants and asylum seekers who had made their way to Israel […]
Full Q and A with ZOA’s Morton Klein on Qatar: ‘I was and will be tough on Qatar until they change’
ZOA’s Morton Klein: “I was and will be tough on Qatar until they change” My full interview with Zionist Organization of America’s President A shorter version of this appeared at […]
Reporting on the Afrin crises
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Since Turkey and its Syrian rebel allies decided to intervene in Syria I have been reporting on the new conflict. Turkey says it is fighting terrorists […]
Seth J. Frantzman - author - analyst 