Tamim Asey is a Senior Fellow in the Defence Studies Department at King's College London (KCL) and the the Founding Partner and CEO of two non-profit tech start ups: Intelligence Fusion Lab and the Digital Defense Initiative (DDI).

Intelligence Fusion Lab explores the cooperation, competition, and conflict between human and machine intelligence, focusing on the evolving relationship between carbon-based and silicon-based cognition. DDI specializes in digital authoritarianism, AI and terrorism, surveillance systems, and digital civil defense.

He is also host of three podcasts: Intelligence Explosion; Geopulse; and Talibanology.

He is affiliated with the Institute of War and Peace Studies (IWPS) and serves as a Senior Visiting Fellow at King’s College London. A graduate of the Royal College of Defence Studies (RCDS), Mr. Asey formerly held senior roles in the Government of Afghanistan, including Deputy Minister for Policy and Strategy at the Ministry of Defense, and Director General for Policy and International Relations at the Office of the National Security Council.

Mr. Asey is a Fellow at the Asia Society and a Fulbright Scholar with a master’s degree from Columbia University. He has lectured at the American University of Afghanistan and contributes regularly to platforms like the Atlantic Council, Foreign Policy, The Diplomat, and Eurasia Review. He is also a frequent commentator on global media such as BBC World, CNN, and Al Jazeera.

Affiliations

• The Institute of War and Peace Studies (IWPS)
• Council on Foreign Relations of Afghanistan (CFRA)
• Royal College of Defense Studies (RCDS)
• The Asia Society

 

Research Interests

• Afghanistan military and defence history
• Geopolitics of South and Central Asia
• Iranian security and foreign policy
• Defence budgeting and economics

 

Publications

• Asey, T. (2021, April 29). Rebooting neutrality in Afghan foreign policy – a framework for global and regional engagement on AFGHANISTAN post-US and NATO WITHDRAWAL. Atlantic Council.
• Asey, T. (2021, February 5). A house DIVIDED: AFGHANISTAN neighbors' power play and Regional countries' hedging strategies for peace. Atlantic Council.
• Asey, T. (2020, December 22). From warriors to Peacekeepers: What the future holds for the Afghan national defense and security forces. Atlantic Council.
• Asey, T. (2014, December 10). Sinophilia and sinophobia in Afghanistan. The Diplomat.
• Asey, T. (6309, January 1). China: Afghanistan's New Hope. Foreign Policy.
• Asey, T. (n.d.).  Taliban Unmasked: Afghan Taliban's Continued Symbiotic Relationship with al Qaeda and International Terrorism. Small Wars Journal.