Reactions pour in as Abrams named czar of US – Venezuela policy
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN The appointment of Elliot Abrams as special envoy for Venezuela has led to an avalanche of reactions on social media. Many of them see it as […]
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Trump’s Syria policy, Israel, and Iran: understanding and challenging the narratives
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN US President Donald Trump appeared to slow down his decision to withdraw from Syria after meetings on December 30. This came just ten days after he […]
Disturbing questions about the US sudden Syria withdrawal
Between December 14 and 20 the US, its allies, partners and the Middle East have been shocked to see US President Donald Trump decide to withdraw from Syria and US […]
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 […]
US claims it killed ISIS commander, Syria says US hit its forces
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN In a bizarre series of events on Sunday the Syrian regime claimed that the US hit its forces south of Sukhna “The military source said in […]
Legacy: George H.W. Bush, architect of New World Order, dead at 94
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN My earliest memory of war was under George H.W Bush, who passed away Friday. It was 1990 and the US was mobilizing to send troops to […]
The tragic murder of Syrian activist Raed Fares
Syrian media activist Raed Fares assassinated By SETH J. FRANTZMAN A “beacon of hope and bravery,” an icon, a modest and humble man who exuded the hope of the early, […]
Why was a Yazidi genocide bill voted down in Israel’s Knesset?
MK Svetlova: Israel was created from the ashes of the Holocaust, we are obligated to acknowledge the suffering of others By SETH J. FRANTZMAN In a preliminary vote in the […]
Covering the Gaza November crises and Netanyahu’s teetering government
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN On November 11 an Israeli army team near Khan Yunis was spotted by a suspicious Palestinian Hamas commander, according to reports. An exchange of fire left […]
