Nima Khorrami Assl is a Beijing-based writer and researcher specializing in policy and analysis on geo-economics and security development in the Middle East and Asia Pacific. He has carried out a number of projects for both governmental and private clients in the Middle East, and has published op-eds in the <em>Guardian</em>, Open Democracy and Defence IQ.

America's Plan B for Iraq

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The Iran-Turkey Showdown

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Co-operation from China?

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Love Me, Love Me Not

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Taxing Times

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The Farsi1 Effect

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Attacking Iran? Not Just Yet

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A Transformation

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IT Superpower

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