‘Drone wars’ articles by Seth J. Frantzman
Drones or UAVs have become increasingly important on the battlefield. They are used by proxies and terrorists and by states. In 2019 this became highly visible as Iran shot down […]
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The US Afghanistan Catch 22
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN A version of this appeared at The Jerusalem Post The US is seeking to withdraw from Afghanistan, something that has bedeviled three US administrations over the last […]
A bunch of takeaways from the latest US Inspector General report on anti-ISIS ops
Compiled By SETH J. FRANTZMAN The new report is out. “This is the 18th Lead Inspector General (Lead IG) report on Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR), the overseas contingency operation to […]
Trump’s Syria problem amid Turkey’s desire to launch operation
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN *A version of this was published at The Jerusalem Post US President Donald Trump wants to end what he has called “endless wars” but he increasingly […]
A year reporting on the Great Return March
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN For a year Hamas and other Palestinian groups in Gaza kept a major protest movement along the Gaza Strip’s border with Israel. Around 260 Palestinians were […]
A centrist party of generals could end Netanyahu’s decade-long tenure
I wrote this in late February 2019. By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Israelis awoke on Thursday morning, February 2 with news that three former generals and a populist centrist political leader […]
Thoughts and questions about US withdrawal from Syria
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN There has been shock at the sudden decision by US President Donald Trump to withdraw from Syria. Here are some thoughts and questions, and maybe some […]
May’s train wreck: How the EU outplayed the UK in Brexit
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN UK Prime Minister Theresa May spoke with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday, December 11, a day after she chose to cancel a vote in Parliament […]
Iraqis (and others) react to Barham Salih’s election as President and Abdul Mahdi seeking to form new government
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Iraqis have reacted with messages of hope and relief following the election of Barham Salih as President. He will take over from Fuad Masum […]
Trump signed National Defense Authorization Act with a lot of Iran in it, here’s every important thing you need to know
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN The National Defense Authorization Act that US President Donald Trump signed today (August 13) at a signing ceremony at Fort Drum, NY includes almost 100 references […]
