Turkey’s arms diplomacy
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Recent reports that Turkey transferred arms to Idlib and armored vehicles to Libya show how Turkey’s diplomacy is also one of arming regional allies. In this […]
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Gaza: Prelude to a non-war shakes up Israeli politics and leads Hamas to think it “won”
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN After launching 400 rockets at Israel, Hamas decided that it wanted to send a message to Jerusalem. It put out a warning that any “excessive aggression” […]
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. […]
Tracking the Gulf-US-Media spin nexus
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Since the spring of 2017 Washington and major US media have found themselves in the midst of a tug-of-war between powerful Gulf states, including Qatar, the […]
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 […]
Inside the anti-Saudi Arabia Crown Prince lobby, a look at media and Mohammed Bin Salman
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN “World’s most expensive home? Another bauble for a Saudi Prince,” reads a headline on December 17th. That report from the NYT has now made its rounds. […]
5 reasons not to buy the “Israel Gulf states allies” narrative
By Seth J. Frantzman Over the last year or so a new narrative has emerged that Israel and the Gulf States, and Saudi Arabia, are now part of a new […]
Filling Nasser’s Shoes
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN Qatar seems to be everywhere these days. “Qatar plays key role in securing release of US journalist,” “Qatar denies funding ISIS,” Qatar is said to have […]
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