Why Russia’s Kerch strait clashes with Ukraine matter
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN In a move to assert its authority, Russia closed the Strait of Kerch which links the Azov sea with the rest of the Black Sea and […]
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Attacks on Kurds at refugee camp in Greece raises disturbing questions
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN On Friday May 25 reports emerged that “Six people were injured after violent fights between migrants at the Moria registration center on Lesvos.” The first reports were in Lesvosnews.gr and […]
Three weeks of Gaza’s ‘Return March’: Major events and casualties
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN On April 13 Palestinians in Gaza assembled at five protest locations in Gaza next to the Israeli border fence. It was the third week of mass […]
The Kurdistan crises and Saudi -Iraq relations: Unintended consequences or planned reduction in KRG power?
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Renewed clashes at Altun Kupri between Kurdish Peshmerga and Iraqi Security Forces on October 20th led to more confusion in the ongoing crises that is reshaping […]
Two weeks in July: Jerusalem tensions, Israel and the Palestinians
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN ON FRIDAY July 14th I awoke, hungover and tired, with news that there had been a terror attack in the Old City. It had all the […]
The audacity to save Jerusalem from its new geography
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN 10/18/2015 After a spate of violence in the past two weeks, the populist jingoism of ham-handed solutions is raising its head. “Deport them all,” scream some, […]
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