Robert Templer

Robert Templer is a writer and former professor at the Central European University, where he also founded a research centre on post-conflict recovery. From 2011–2012, he was director of the Asia Programme at the International Crisis Group and has visited Iran on many occasions. He is the author of four books including the acclaimed Shadows and Wind: A View of Modern Vietnam and A Basilisk Glance: Poisoners from Plato to Putin.