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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN On Saturday a Syrian scientist left his home in Hama for a drive to Masyaf, a facility of the Scientific Studied and Research Center (SSRC), sometimes […]
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN The last week of July and first days of August were momentous and difficult for Druze in Syria and Israel. On July 25 ISIS members attacks […]
