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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Lebanon: The Gangland State | ALGEMEINER

Lebanon: The Gangland State As published in The Algemeiner on February 7, 2019 General elections were held in Lebanon in May 2018. Why did it take until January 31st, 2019 to finally assemble a government? One of the...

Poland Summit Strives for Stability in the Middle East

Poland Summit Strives for Stability in the Middle East (as published in The Atlantic Council Iran Source) The Trump administration accurately identified the Iranian threat and has, on some significant issues, acted accordingly—including the US withdrawal from...

Increasing Probability for Large-Scale Collision Between Israel & Iranian Proxies in 2019

Increasing Probability for Large-Scale Collision Between Israel & Iranian Proxies in Syria | 2019 INFORMATION: Another significant direct Israeli-Iranian military collision took place in Syria on January 20th and 21st, 2019. On January 20th the Israeli Air Force carried out an attack in the area...

Transition of Power Within Hezbollah?

Transition of Power Within Hezbollah? Information Since early December 2018 until the date of this Intelligence Bulletin, Lebanese Hezbollah leader, Hassan Nasrallah has not appeared in public, nor has he delivered any visual or audio messages. Reportedly,...

Iran Can’t Fulfill Its Hopes of a Shia Corridor Without Iraq

Below please see my article Iran Can’t Fulfill Its Hopes of a Shia Corridor Without Iraq, published by The Atlantic Council  Atlantic Council ~ Iran Source | Understanding and Analyzing a Multifaceted Iran on October 12,...

Contextualizing Israel’s Nation State Law ~ New ADDITION to my Fall Lecture Tour

Contextualizing Israel’s Nation State Law ~ New ADDITION to my Fall Lecture Tour . Given recent developments, I have decided to add a new lecture to my upcoming lecture tour to the US ~ November 5 to December 9,...

Post-Election Iraq: A Spinning Whirlpool

Post-Election Iraq: A Spinning Whirlpool by Avi Melamed. The May 2018 general elections in Iraq primarily centered on three issues: Fighting rampant corruption of government agencies; Rehabilitating Iraq, estimated at 100 billion USD; Preserving the political...

Information on Fall 2018 North American Lecture Tour – The Middle East 2019 ~ Approaching A Watershed

Information on Fall 2018 North American Lecture Tour – The Middle East 2019 ~ Approaching A Watershed 2019 will mark a critical milestone in one of the most significant geostrategic developments in the Middle East. And...

Will Iran Deepen its Intervention in Iraq?

Will Iran Deepen its Intervention in Iraq? Information: Since the Mullah regime seized power in Iran in 1979, their goal has been to “Export the Islamic Revolution.” The goal of which is for Iran to become the...

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Iran Nuclear Negotiations in Vienna | Avi Melamed on I24 NEWS

Iran Nuclear Negotiations in Vienna | Avi Melamed on I24 News analysis of the resumption of talks in Vienna between Iran and the P5...

Iran Also to Blame for Hamas Attacks, Says Inside the Middle East Founder | JEWISH TIMES BALTIMORE

Avi Melamed’s insights quoted in “Iran Also to Blame for Hamas Attacks, Says Inside the Middle East Founder", an article by the JEWISH TIMES...

Marwan Issa hurt in Israeli strike, Gaza insiders reveal, but fate remains unclear | YNET

Marwan Issa hurt in Israeli strike, Gaza insiders reveal, but fate remains unclear. | Avi Melamed quoted in this article by Einav Halabi in...

Netanyahu says Israel is at war after hundreds die in Hamas attacks | FINANCIAL TIMES

Avi Melamed’s insights about "Netanyahu says Israel is at war after hundreds die in Hamas attacks" were quoted in this article by James Shotter...