Adrian Calamel

A lifelong student of MENA but with no formal training Adrian left the business world and pursued a MA in Middle Eastern history after losing a close friend in the South Tower on 9/11 and recognizing a dangerous comprehension gap in the American populace. For over a decade he’s taught college students the history of the Middle East, modern terrorism, and contemporary topics such as the Arab/Israeli conflict. In January 2022 he left academia to focus on educating a wider audience, writing books for the average American reader that explain the evolution and dangers of terrorism. His first book will examine the Lockerbie disaster and the geopolitical cover-up to exonerate Hafez Assad, Ayatollah Khomeini and pin the 1988 terrorist attack on Qaddafi’s Libya. Additionally, Adrian has written articles covering a range of topics for various outlets including MEF’s Focus on Western Islamism, The Levant News, The Washington Outsider and made appearances on Al Qahera, Manoto TV, South 24, aNews, Alshariqiya Tube, Coalition Radio. The last several years Adrian has increasingly focused on Yemen, representing NGOs at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, addressing the humanitarian disaster whilst tracking Houthi, Hezbollah, and IRGC involvement in the multilayered crisis.