Avi Melamed

Avi Melamed is an expert on current affairs in the Arab & Muslim World and their impact on Israel & the Middle East. A former Israeli Intelligence Official & Senior Official on Arab Affairs, Fluent in Arabic, English, and Hebrew, he has held high-risk Government, Senior Advisory, Intelligence & Counter-Terrorist intelligence positions in Arab cities & communities - often in very sensitive times - on behalf of Israeli Government agencies. He is the Founder & CEO of Inside the Middle East | Intelligence Perspectives - an apolitical non-partisan curriculum using intelligence methodology to examine the Middle East. As an Author, Educator, Expert, and Strategic Intelligence Analyst, Avi provides Intelligence Analysis, Briefings, and Geopolitical Tours to diplomats, Israeli and foreign policymakers, global media outlets, and a wide variety of international businesses, organizations, and private clients on a range of Israel and Middle East Affairs.

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Egypt’s Game – “Good Cop, Bad Cop” ?

Egypt’s Game – “Good Cop, Bad Cop” ? It seems as if Egypt is practicing a somewhat schizophrenic policy in the domestic and foreign arena.   On the one hand, senior leaders of the Muslim Brotherhood movement in...

Egypt’s New Foreign Policy

Egypt’s New Foreign Policy February 3, 2012 Avi publishes an article Is the Israel Egypt Peace Treaty in Jeopardy?  in which he accurately foresees the foreign policy of Egypt’s new rule. Here is an excerpt from the article: “… the current Saudi-Egyptian alliance is crucial...

Hezbollah Sunni Tension Rises

Hezbollah Sunni Tension Rises March 1, 2012, Avi publishes and article Is war in the Middle East inevitable? In which he outlines the increasing probability of a violent collision between Hezbollah and the Sunnis in Syria and Lebanon following the downfall of the Assad regime in Syria.  “…The majority of Syrians are Sunnis....

Who is Nasrallah Really Afraid Of?

Who is Nasrallah Really Afraid Of? August 14, 2011 Avi Melamed wrote in his article The Middle East: Where Rhetoric is Rarely Reality: “…Nasrallah has been hiding underground since 2006. And he will keep on hiding.  Nasrallah knows that once...

Nasrallah Gets a Taste of his Own Bitter Medicine

Nasrallah Gets a Taste of his Own Bitter Medicine While the world continues to witness the ongoing tragedy in Syria, there is another “mini-drama” simultaneously taking place in that country which is significant. On May 22nd reports...

Iran: Anatomy of a Desperate Society

Iran: Anatomy of a Desperate Society In 1979 Rouhallah Ayatollah Khomeini sparked the Islamic revolution in Iran.  With that Revolution the rule of the Pahlavi dynasty in Iran came to end. The Islamic Revolution established a theocratic regime in Iran, or...

Nasrallah is finished in the Arab World

Nasrallah is finished in the Arab World August 14, 2011 Avi wrote an article The Middle East:  Where Rhetoric is Rarely Reality on the impending crash of Hezbollah’s image in the Arab world.  “…The growing intervention of Iran in the internal...

Cruel Iraq Percolating Democracy

Cruel Iraq Percolating Democracy According to recent reports, at least fourteen teenagers – some argue that the number is actually much higher – were murdered in Iraq. Most of the youths were stoned and others were...

Syria Uprising Begins

Syria Uprising Begins March 5, 2011 Avi publishes an article Syria: A Glimpse behind the Curtain of Fear “… The Syrians are notorious for their brutality.  When the flames touch Syria, it will not be surprising to see that...

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The Washington Outsider Report EP23 with Avi Melamed

Podcast with Avi Melamed, a former #Israeli #intelligence officer, & Arab affairs specialist discussing his latest book on The Washington Outsider #Report on The...

Session Four: TURKEY AND NEO-OTTOMANISM | RECEP TAYYIP ERDOĞAN AND HIS QUEST FOR REGIONAL POWER

Overview In this session, we’ll explore Turkey’s historical legacy and how Erdoğan’s policies are reshaping its role in the Middle East and beyond. https://insidethemiddle-east.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/S4_GMT20250216-180358_Recording.transcript.vtt https://youtu.be/o1CfmR1HGFU SESSION 4 ...

Saudi Arabia: New King, Old Dance

Saudi Arabia: New King, Old Dance King Abdullah Bin Abd-Alaziz, the sixth king of Saudi Arabia, died on January 23, 2015 at age of 91. King...

ITME – HILLEL PARTNERSHIP

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Israel and the US are trying to pressure Hamas into a deal by undermining Iran’s control over Lebanon and dealing huge blow to Hezbollah...

Avi Melamed quoted by David Averre in the article For Daily Mail, Israel and the US are trying to pressure Hamas into a deal...