Western world

April 7, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

After Damascus strike, Iran’s goal: Isolate Israel, deter the US

It can then also invest in its nuclear project while it tries to distract the region with the Gaza war.

March 16, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Why wasn’t October 7 prevented? Time to look to the West

Even if it is possible that they didn’t know the exact date of the attack, it’s still reasonable to ask for soul-searching in the West and among Western allies about why Oct. 7 wasn’t prevented.

March 12, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

How Washington views October 7, Israel’s war on Hamas and what’s next

Support for Israel is still strong in the US. However, the concerns about what comes next are clear. How does this all play out in the next months and the next year amid a US election?

March 3, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Houthi sinking of Rubymar ship off Yemen is a blow to the West

More thought needs to be put into what to do when and if ships are struck by missiles. Letting ships slowly sink is not a good solution.

February 29, 2024 | Ivana Stradner, Jason Jay Smart

Putin proving his ambitions don’t stop at Ukraine

The day before Vladimir Putin’s long yearly address to parliament Thursday, politicians from Transnistria, a pro-Kremlin breakaway region of Moldova, asked the Russian president to “protect”...

February 27, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

How is Iran exploiting the self-immolation of US airman Aaron Bushnell?

Support for Bushnell’s actions has spread on social media by many people who are either pro-Iran or who claim to be pro-Palestinian.

February 22, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Can pro-Palestinian activism recover after embracing Hamas?

The extremist rhetoric among the protests that began after October 7 reveals a systematic attempt to capture and take over pro-Palestinian activism in the West, catering to Hamas messaging.

January 6, 2024 | Akhil Ramesh, Cleo Paskal

India can unite Global South with developed world

Delhi has closer Africa connection than Washington, is less vulnerable to ‘predatory lending’ charge than Beijing

December 21, 2023 | Reuel Marc Gerecht, Ray Takeyh

The Mullahs and the Dragon

Tehran and Beijing, in a dangerous alliance

December 15, 2023 | John Hardie |

U.S. Needs a Multiyear Vision for Ukraine Aid

As the White House warns that it’ll soon exhaust its allotted funding for Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy traveled to Washington this week to urge Congress to approve a must-pass aid bill for his embattled nation...

December 14, 2023 | Jason Jay Smart, Ivana Stradner

Putin is already proving he won’t stop at Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin looks out the Kremlin windows upon a nation whose economy, buckling under Western sanctions, is sputtering as badly as his tanks are across the battlefields of Ukraine. ...

December 12, 2023 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Iran’s FM slams Ukraine in Doha

Iranian foreign minister says Hamas or Hezbollah could obtain weapons via ‘black markets’ in places like Ukraine. Iran backs Russia with drones used against Ukraine.

December 10, 2023 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Iran regime attacks ‘Zionist lobby’ in US over campus disputes

This appears to be a reaction by the Iran regime to the US Congress focusing on antisemitism at major US universities.

December 10, 2023 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Iran claims to have armed its Karar drones with missiles

Iran’s Tasnim News stated that the air defense units of Iran have been armed with drones that have air-to-air missiles.

December 6, 2023 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Russia’s Vladimir Putin arrives in UAE, first stop on Middle East trip

Moscow also said that Putin will then travel to Saudi Arabia and will meet with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud.

December 5, 2023 | John Hardie |

Zelenskyy Orders Ukrainian Forces to Dig In

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said last week that he had ordered an expansion of defensive fortifications across the battlefield. Following the failure of Ukraine’s 2023 counteroffensive,...