John Kerry and the death of diplomacy (Seth J Frantzman, Al Jazeera)

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/12/john-kerry-death-diplomacy-161212092820022.html

Planning for Iraq's refugees and their future (Seth J Frantzman, Al Jazeera)

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/08/planning-iraq-refugees-future-160807092329387.html

Are Kurds seeing calm before the storm? (Seth J Frantzman, Al Jazeera)

When protesters stormed Iraq's parliament on September 30, a Kurdish news team from Rudaw found themselves reporting live in the midst of the chaos. A Kurdish Peshmerga soldier outside the parliament told them that protesters "had kissed [him] and given [him] flowers. It's very peaceful." It was a momentary gesture in a region that has become increasingly fractured along sectarian lines.

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/05/kurds-calm-storm-160501102717343.html

Senegalese women's message to the world (Seth J Frantzman, Al Jazeera)

"Democracy is the best friend of women," argues Aminata Toure, a former justice minister and prime minister of Senegal, who advises the current President, Macky Sall. Toure is an example of a particularly successful Senegalese woman who worked for the United Nations for many years before entering politics.

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2016/03/senegalese-women-message-world-160317105753105.html