Tomáš Lindner (39) has been a reporter of the Czech weekly magazine Respekt since 2008 and is currently heading its foreign affairs department. Most often he writes on Germany, social and political changes in Sub-Saharan Africa, geopolitics and issues related to migration. He has written longform reportages from more than 30 countries and is an author of two books: a collection of reportages from southern Africa called „Waiting for the rainy season“ (2008) and – together with his collegue Ondrej Kundra – of a book on islamist radicalisation among young Europeans titled „My son, the terrorist“ (2017). He is a recipient of a number of journalism awards.