Geopolitical Middle East Expert, Intelligence Analyst, & Founder of "Inside The Middle East" Avi Melamed will be joining us to give a briefing on the current state of geopolitics in the Middle East. This will be a joint program with the Jewish Federation of Hartford, as part of our joint series of programming around Israeli politics and society in the lead up to our "Israel Adventure" from March 9th-16th.

As an Author, Educator, Expert, and Strategic Intelligence Analyst, Avi Melamed 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. He
clearly and insightfully contextualizes regional events, skillfully helping listeners to build a multidimensional picture of
the Middle East in 2022. He also challenges common Western concepts, narratives, and theories while providing predictions about some of the central issues of the day.