Author: Blake Berger
Blake Berger is an independent geopolitical analyst based in Singapore. Blake was previously the Associate Director and a consultant at the Asia Society Policy Institute in New York. Blake additionally held research positions at institutions in Singapore (Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore), Malaysia (Institute for Strategic and International Studies Malaysia), and Washington, D.C. (Center for Strategic and International Studies).
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