Our Regional Guest | Abdulla Aljenaid | عبد الله الجنيد
Abdulla Aljenaid عبد الله الجنيد
Geopolitical Columnist – (Geopolitics, Security, and Defence) and Current Affairs Commentator on National, Regional and international media, including:
Alayam Newspaper, Bahrain; Al-Ittihad Newspaper, UAE; Makkah Newspaper, KSA (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia); Okaz Newspaper, KSA (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia); Security and Defence Arabia; Skynews Arabia; Middle East Online; Smt Center for Strategic Studies; Washington Institute for Near East Studies; Trends Research & Advisory UAE. National Politics: Founding Members of National Unity Assembly (Political Party-Bahrain).
Served as: Head of Policies and Analysis; Deputy Head of the Political Department; Personal Advisor on International and Geopolitics to the President of National Unity. Non-Resident Fellow: Trends Research & Advisory UAE. Activist: National Reconciliation.
Avi Melamed is an Expert on Current Affairs in the Arab and Muslim World and the founder of Inside The Middle East: Intelligence Perspectives. He is a former Israeli Senior Official on Arab Affairs. Fluent in Arabic, English, and Hebrew, Avi has held advisory and policy and high-risk counter-terrorist and intelligence positions throughout the region on behalf of the Israeli government.
He has co-authored Separate and Unequal: Israel’s Rule in East Jerusalem.
He has authored and co-authored several books, including Inside the Middle East: Making Sense of the Most Dangerous and Complicated Region on Earth. His newest book, Inside The Middle East | Entering A New Era, was published in February 2022.