Christopher Carson is a research analyst based in Washington, DC. He holds a BA in geography and political science from UC Berkeley and an MA in international affairs from the George Washington University. From 2016 to 2017, he was a Boren Fellow in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, studying Russian and Kyrgyz. His background includes positions with the US Chamber of Commerce and think tanks in Washington, DC, Malaysia and Kyrgyzstan.