Seth J. Frantzman was born in Maine. He holds a BA from the University of Arizona and a PhD from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is the author of 'After ISIS: America, Iran and the Struggle for the Middle East (Gefen Publishing)' and the author of 'Drone Wars: Pioneers, killing machines, and the battle for the future (Bombardier Books, June 22, 2021).'

He is an Adjunct Fellow at The Foundation for Defense of Democracies, and the Senior Middle East Analyst at The Jerusalem Post. He covers the Israeli defense industry for Breaking Defense. Previously he wrote for Defense News and was the Oped Editor of The Jerusalem Post. He is a contributor to The National Interest, the Jewish Chronicle, Washington Times, and has written for the National Review, The Spectator, Daily Beast, Foreign Policy, Bloomberg, The Hill, Atlantic Council blogs and other publications. He has appeared on CNN, BBC and other radio and television shows. He has covered conflict in the Middle East for more than a decade. He covered the war against Islamic State, five Gaza wars, the conflict in Ukraine, the refugee crises in Eastern Europe and also reported from Iraq, Turkey, Jordan, Egypt, Senegal, the UAE, Ukraine and Russia.

He received his Ph.D from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 2010 and lectured in American Studies at Al-Quds University from 2011 to 2016. He previously served as a research associate at the Rubin Center for Research in International Affairs at the Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya. Currently he is the Executive Director of The Middle East Center for Reporting and Analysis and a Writing Fellow at the Middle East Forum.

Frantzman has conducted research and worked for the JDC, The Shalem Center, the Jerusalem Institute for Market Studies and as a Post-Doctoral at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He was a Congressional intern for Congressman Jim Kolbe while studying at The University of Arizona. He was a contributor to the Digest of Middle East Studies. His current interests include drone warfare and counter-UAS defense technology, Middle east regional security, Israel-Palestinian and Kurdish issues, refugees, the history of the Holy Land, the Beduin and land laws. As a features writer and commentator on current affairs and politics he attempts to provide new views on issues of importance, reflected in his previous column's name Terra Incognita.

He is an avid photographer, and enjoys sailing and cooking.