Like many Scots before him, Clark was eager to see the world. He studied International Politics with a focus on East Asia before spending half his life working there as a Broadcast Journalist, Documentary maker, and International News Desk Editor.

It was the perfect sector for someone fascinated by the region’s history and culture, allowing him to visit many countries, learn about how people lived, and absorb useful fragments of languages. Of all the stories he had the privilege of covering, the economic, political, and social upheaval caused by fallout from the late-90s Asian Financial Crisis made the Perfect canvas for The Noah Principle as it vividly demonstrated the usually veiled issue of ethnic discord in South East Asia.