The Map. The Compass. The Moment

KNOWLEDGE IS THE MAP. CONTEXT IS THE COMPASS. CLARITY. CONTEXT. CONVERSATION.

  • How Did We Get Here?
  • Which turning points and pivotal moments set the stage for the newly emerging Middle East?
  • Where Are We?
  • Who are the key stabilizers and destabilizers shaping the Middle East’s chessboard at this very moment—and where are the pressure points most likely to ignite?
  • Where Are We Going?
  • Who are the key stabilizers and destabilizers shaping the Middle East’s chessboard at this very moment—and where are the pressure points most likely to ignite?
  • Q & A

In the unforgiving landscape of the Middle East— a region where history isn’t past, it’s present. Where ancient rivalries and shifting alliances shape today’s realities. Every actor has a motive. Every alliance has a backstory. Every conflict has a cast. Every move has a history. Nothing happens in isolation. It’s about identity. Influence. Power. Who has it. Who wants it. And how they play the long game. Knowledge is the map. Context is the compass.

Avi’s newest briefing, The Map. The Compass. The Moment | Navigating The Middle East Today takes you deep into the rapidly evolving, newly emerging Middle East. Grounding today’s headlines in historical context—from Ankara to Tehran, from Damascus to Riyadh—tracing the line through ancient empires and evolving ideologies, to rising power brokers and morphing proxies. From shifting coalitions to destabilizers and stabilizers, states and militant non-state actors—he reveals the pressure points and goes out on a limb to make the predictions.

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Avi Melamed is a former Israeli Intelligence Official and Senior Official on Arab Affairs. In his public service, Avi has held high-risk Government, Senior Advisory, Intelligence, and Counter-Terrorist intelligence positions in Arab cities and communities throughout the region on behalf of Israeli Government agencies.
An Author, Intelligence Analyst, Educator, and Speaker, his expertise is Current Affairs in the Arab & Muslim World and their Impact on the Middle East and Israel's Geopolitical Environment. He is the Founder and Chief Education Officer of Inside The Middle East, a non-profit dedicated to providing an apolitical, non-partisan education about the Middle East.
Fluent in Arabic, English & Hebrew, Avi has a proven record of foreseeing the evolution of events in the Middle East & their impact on a local and regional level.