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About Reva Bhalla - Speaker on International Politics - Middle East, South Asia and Latin America:

Reva Bhalla is STRATFOR's Director of Analysis and a senior analyst for the Middle East, South Asia, and Latin America region. Ms. Bhalla joined STRATFOR in 2004 and developed her expertise in the Middle East and South Asian affairs. Her most widely acclaimed work has centered on Hezbollah, Iranian-sponsored militant networks, the geopolitics and internal dynamics of Turkey, Syrian and Lebanese politics, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Indian political and military affairs and South Asian militancy. More recently, Ms. Bhalla has been directing STRATOR's Latin America coverage, wtih a focus on Venezuela, Brazil and Mexico.

Ms. Bhalla has been featured in and cited by numerous newspapers and broadcasts, including Bloomberg, CNN, The Associated Press, National Public Radio, Al Jazeera, FOX News, The O'Reilly Factor, Haaretz, The New York Times, RT, The Hindustan Times, Business Week and The San Francisco Chronicle. She also regularly represents STRATFOR at political and security conferences in the United States and abroad.

Ms. Bhalla has a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Texas asnd a master's degree from the Security Studies program of the Shcool of Foreign Service at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.

What Reva Bhalla Talks About:

Reva provides an audience of decision-makers and sophisticated news consumers in the U.S. and around the world with unique insights into political, economic, and military developments. She uses her area of expertise combined with powerful analysis based on geopolitics to produce penetrating explanations of world events. This independent, non-ideological content enables users not only to better understand international events, but also to reduce risks and identify opportunities in every region of the globe. Reva is specialized in:

• Middle East
• South Asia
• Latin America
• Al Qaeda
• Iran-Hezbollah-Syria Nexus
• Russia's influnence on the Middle East
• Iranian Presence in Latin America
• Israeli-Palestinian conflict
• Gulf Cooperation Council Countries
• Iran
• Turkey
• India
• Venezuela
• Brazil