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 | Avi Melamed

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

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,...

MEET THE FELLOWS | #C2

CALLUM BARTON Callum Barton is a second year Undergraduate student at King's College London, studying Politics. Former Head of Operations at 'King's Geopolitics Forum'. Keen interests in global traditional cultures & music, academic focuses on sectarian...

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...

Dr. Suha Hassen’S RESOURCES

> Sources on Middle Eastern Politics < Hamas’s Narrative Threat to the Syrian Druze_ The Symbolism of Killing and Mutilation - HSTodaybDownload Pathologized Grievance as the Linchpin to Radicalization and Recruitment - HSToday-bDownload Dr. Suha Hassen received...

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...

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Hamas’s Secret Tunnel Network A Risk for Israeli Forces | NTD News

Hamas’s Secret Tunnel Network a Key Military Objective, Risk for Israeli Forces | By Fae Courter with Avi Melamed | October 17, 2023 NTD...
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Hamas Was Immediately Toughening Its Position After UN Resolution Passed: Former Israeli Intelligence Official | NTD NEWS

Hamas Was Immediately Toughening Its Position After UN Resolution Passed: Former Israeli Intelligence Official | By Evelyn Li with Avi Melamed |...

Israel More Doubtful About Saudi Accord After Strategic Shifts | BLOOMBERG

Israel More Doubtful About Saudi Accord After Strategic Shifts | BLOOMBERG | Avi Melamed’s insights quoted in the article by Ethan Bronner for BLOOMBERG. Israel...

One Israeli Soldier Impacts the Arab World

One Israeli Soldier Impacts the Arab World In June 2006 the Palestinian organization, Hamas, abducted Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier. Shalit was held in captivity inside the...

The ABC’s of the Middle East

The ABC’s of the Middle East Below is an article published on September 14, 2011 about Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan’s speech at the meeting of The...