James Frinzi

James Frinzi is from Austin, in the Great State of Texas, and lives as an expat in Dubai — one of the most vibrant cities on earth. He works actively in the defense industry. He has been a registered foreign agent and lobbyist for foreign principals in Qatar, Bulgaria, and Indonesia. He remains active in global politics and geopolitical positioning — governments, energy, and how power is placed, not how it is described after the fact.

He has both business and political experience in the Balkans and is still in the region: governments, energy, and the fights that do not make the American front page. That work continues.

The rest of the beat is the same: Iran’s regime and the oil it can no longer move, GCC states living next to that fight, and U.S. posture in the Gulf. Desk briefs. No bunker. If the yard is empty, he says so.

Sections

Bulgarian Affairs — politics, policy, and current affairs in Bulgaria
Balkan Affairs — politics, policy, and current affairs in the region
GCC Affairs — how geopolitics, Washington, and Iran’s regime land on the Gulf
James Frinzi - The Functioning State — The podcast

James Frinzi - The Functioning State Podcast

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Writing: www.jamesfrinzi.com

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James Frinzi writes from Dubai on defense, foreign policy, and energy. Desk briefs, no bunker. If the yard is empty, I say so. Host of The Functioning State podcast.

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