Robert J. Barnett

Robert J. Barnett works at the Weatherhead East Asian Institute

"From 1987-1998, Dr. Barnett was director of the Tibet Information Network, an independent news and research project in London . He has also worked as a journalist for the South China Morning Post (Hong Kong), the BBC, The Observer ( London ), The Independent ( London ), and other news outlets.

"He has edited or written a number of books on modern Tibet, including A Poisoned Arrow: The Secret Petition of the 10th Panchen Lama (Tibet Information Networks, 1998), Leaders in Tibet: A Directory (Tibet Information Network, 1997), Cutting Off the Serpent's Head: Tightening Control in Tibet 1994-1995 (Human Rights Watch, 1996), and Resistance and Reform in Tibet (Indiana University Press, 1994)."