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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Western Theory and Middle East Reality: The Consequences of a Flipped Lens | AiTME #17

Western Theory and Middle East Reality: The Consequences of a Flipped Lens | AiTME #17 | An article by Avi Melamed | Podcast version powered by Ai. One of the issues on which Avi Melamed consistently...

Yemen – A Portrait of Chaos – Analysis | Avi Melamed

Yemen – A Portrait of Chaos - Analysis | An article by Avi Melamed | Podcast version powered by Ai. When people hear the word Yemen, they usually think of a distant, endless civil war—tragic, confusing,...

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ITME FELLOWSHIP 2026_C1_Israel_Fellows | SESSIONS CONTENT

ITME Fellowship Voices From the Middle East, About the Middle East The ITME Fellowship is a selective, international leadership program for undergraduate and graduate students who want to move beyond headlines and advocacy to truly understand Israel...

Turkey, Gaza, and the Risk of Strategic Ambiguity | Avi Melamed

Turkey, Gaza, and the Risk of Strategic Ambiguity | An article by Avi Melamed | Podcast version powered by Ai. As discussions advance about post-war arrangements in Gaza, Turkey’s potential role is increasingly raised as a...

Turkey, Gaza, and the Risk of Strategic Ambiguity | AiTME #16

Turkey, Gaza, and the Risk of Strategic Ambiguity | AiTME #16 | An article by Avi Melamed | Podcast version powered by Ai. As discussions advance about post-war arrangements in Gaza, Turkey’s potential role is increasingly...

Iran’s Uprising Has Been Suppressed, Not Extinguished

Iran’s Uprising Has Been Suppressed, Not Extinguished | An article by Avi Melamed | Podcast version powered by Ai. What is unfolding in Iran is not merely another protest cycle—it is an uprising rooted in the...

Iran Uprising, Context, Actors, Trajectory | AiTME #15

Iran Uprising, Context, Actors, Trajectory | AiTME #15 | An article by Avi Melamed | Podcast version powered by Ai.  Iran’s Uprising Has Been Suppressed—Not Extinguished What is unfolding in Iran is not merely another protest cycle—it...

Buried Symbols Don’t Die | AiTME #14

Buried Symbols Don’t Die: a struggle over national memory, identity, ethos, and symbolism | AiTME #14 | An article by Avi Melamed | Podcast version powered by Ai. Avi Melamed shares another compelling story from within...

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Israel–Hamas War Analysis Qatar’s Hamas Office, ‘Realpolitik’ in Spotlight | NTD News

Israel–Hamas War Analysis Qatar’s Hamas Office, ‘Realpolitik’ in Spotlight | By Kevin Hogan with Avi Melamed | October 23, 2023 NTD Good Morning. https://youtu.be/cu69j-cVSww NTD...

Middle East Update: Iran’s Ominous Warning Over Alleged Israeli Strike | NEWSWEEK

Avi Melamed’s insights quoted in “Middle East Update: Iran's Ominous Warning Over Alleged Israeli Strike", an article by Brendan Cole Senior News Reporter for...

MEET AVI MELAMED

GEOPOLITICAL MIDDLE EAST EXPERT, INTELLIGENCE ANALYST, AUTHOR, EDUCATOR, SPEAKER, FOUNDER - INSIDE THE MIDDLE EAST INTELLIGENCE PERSPECTIVES INSTITUTE EXECUTIVE BIO / INTRO BIO Avi Melamed...

Irans Kalkül im Israel-Krieg: Mullah-Regime will weder Konfrontation noch Rückzug | FRANKFURTER RUNDSCHAU

Avi Melamed insights quoted in the article by Robert Wagner for the FRANKFURTER RUNDSCHAU, "Irans Kalkül im Israel-Krieg: Mullah-Regime will weder Konfrontation noch Rückzug." Der...