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Barak Seener is a British-Israeli security analyst and Middle East expert, specializing in Middle East security, terrorism, and global intelligence. He is the founder and CEO of Strategic Intelligentia, a geopolitical risk consulting firm providing assessments and consultations on international security matters. Seener previously served as Global Intelligence Manager at HSBC and as Middle East Director/Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), where he briefed international defense policymakers and diplomats. He is an Associate Fellow at the Henry Jackson Society, to which he contributed during its founding in Westminster, and an Associate Consultant in the East Mediterranean Programme at the University of Oxford's SEESOX. He co-hosts the podcast 'The Geo-Godfather Wars' on geopolitical affairs and holds the CBCI certification. Seener is a frequent media commentator, appearing on outlets including BBC, Fox News, Al Jazeera, NPR, AP, Reuters, Bloomberg, Sky News, CNN, and Xinhua. He maintains an active presence on professional networks, including Twitter/X @BarakSeener, LinkedIn (Barak Seener CBCI), and Facebook. Contact details include an email at the University of Oxford (barak.seener@sbs.ox.ac.uk, partial confirmation) and a UK mobile number starting 44794466 (partial).