Marko Attila Hoare
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Marko Attila Hoare is a British
historian
of the former Yugoslavia
who also writes about the current affairs of Southeast Europe
, especially the Balkans
including Turkey
and the Caucasus
.
journalist and historian Branka Magas. In his early articles, he signed his name simply as Attila Hoare, but since 1999 his articles have been signed Marko Attila Hoare. He is a regular contributor the to the Bosnian Institute, UK and other academic publications.
Hoare has been studying the history of the former Yugoslavia since 1993. In the summer of 1995, he acted as translator for the humanitarian aid
convoy to the Bosnian town of Tuzla
, organised by Workers' Aid for Bosnia
, a movement of solidarity in support of the Bosnian people. His degrees in History are a BA (1994) and MA (1998) from the University of Cambridge
and a MPhil (1997) and PhD
from Yale University
(2000).
In 1998-2001, he lived and worked in Belgrade
, Serbia
, and was resident there during the Kosovo War
of 1999, and worked a war crimes investigator
at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
, where he participated in the drafting of the indictment
against Milošević. Subsequently Hoare was a research assistant at the Bosnian Institute
in London, a British Academy
Postdoctoral Research Fellow and a research fellow of the History Faculty of the University of Cambridge, He has been Reader at Kingston University
in London
since 2006.
He is the European Neighbourhood Section Director of the Henry Jackson Society
, an independent think tank promoting democratic
geopolitics. He is also an advisory editor of Democratiya
, and a member of the editorial board of Spirit of Bosnia, an international, interdisciplinary, bilingual, online journal. His blog, "Greater Surbiton," is a project affiliated with the Henry Jackson Society. He is a signatory of the Euston Manifesto
, and was formerly connected with the British website Harry's Place
. He has written also for Prospect
and Standpoint
. He is currently working on a history of modern Serbia.
Hoare was a childhood friend of Ed Miliband
, the current leader of the Labour Party (UK)
. In 2010, he appeared in Channel 4
's TV docu-drama Miliband of Brothers
, where he commented on his memories of Miliband and his brother David Miliband
.
. How Bosnia Armed: The Birth and Rise of the Bosnian Army (London, Saqi, 2004) examines the history of the Bosnian Army
and Bosnian internal politics in the 1990s. Genocide and Resistance in Hitler’s Bosnia: The Partisans and the Chetniks, 1941-1943 (London, Oxford University Press
, 2006) looks at the conflict between the Yugoslav Partisans and Chetniks
in Bosnia during World War II
. The History of Bosnia: From the Middle Ages to the Present Day (London, Saqi, 2007), his most recent book, focuses in particular on the history of national identity in Bosnia.
United Kingdom
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historian
Historian
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of the former Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
who also writes about the current affairs of Southeast Europe
Southeast Europe
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, especially the Balkans
Balkans
The Balkans is a geopolitical and cultural region of southeastern Europe...
including Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
and the Caucasus
Caucasus
The Caucasus, also Caucas or Caucasia , is a geopolitical region at the border of Europe and Asia, and situated between the Black and the Caspian sea...
.
Biography
Hoare is the son of the British translator Quintin Hoare and the CroatianCroats
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journalist and historian Branka Magas. In his early articles, he signed his name simply as Attila Hoare, but since 1999 his articles have been signed Marko Attila Hoare. He is a regular contributor the to the Bosnian Institute, UK and other academic publications.
Hoare has been studying the history of the former Yugoslavia since 1993. In the summer of 1995, he acted as translator for the humanitarian aid
Humanitarian aid
Humanitarian aid is material or logistical assistance provided for humanitarian purposes, typically in response to humanitarian crises including natural disaster and man-made disaster. The primary objective of humanitarian aid is to save lives, alleviate suffering, and maintain human dignity...
convoy to the Bosnian town of Tuzla
Tuzla
Tuzla is a city and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina. At the time of the 1991 census, it had 83,770 inhabitants, while the municipality 131,318. Taking the influx of refugees into account, the city is currently estimated to have 174,558 inhabitants...
, organised by Workers' Aid for Bosnia
Workers' Aid for Bosnia
Workers' Aid for Bosnia was founded in London, United Kingdom in 1993, after a call by the Campaign Against Fascism in Europe . Sixty people – socialists, trade unionists and Bosnian refugees – met to discuss how to organise solidarity with those people in ex-Yugoslavia defending a...
, a movement of solidarity in support of the Bosnian people. His degrees in History are a BA (1994) and MA (1998) from the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
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and a MPhil (1997) and PhD
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from Yale University
Yale University
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(2000).
In 1998-2001, he lived and worked in Belgrade
Belgrade
Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
, Serbia
Serbia
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, and was resident there during the Kosovo War
Kosovo War
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of 1999, and worked a war crimes investigator
Detective
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at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
The International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991, more commonly referred to as the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia or ICTY, is a...
, where he participated in the drafting of the indictment
Indictment
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against Milošević. Subsequently Hoare was a research assistant at the Bosnian Institute
Bosnian Institute
The Bosnian Institute is an organisation principally devoted to providing information on, and promoting the common good of, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It publishes a quarterly online magazine. It is directed by Quintin Hoare....
in London, a British Academy
British Academy
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow and a research fellow of the History Faculty of the University of Cambridge, He has been Reader at Kingston University
Kingston University
Kingston University is a public research university located in Kingston upon Thames, southwest London, United Kingdom. It was originally founded in 1899 as Kingston Technical Institute, a polytechnic, and became a university in 1992....
in London
London
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since 2006.
He is the European Neighbourhood Section Director of the Henry Jackson Society
Henry Jackson Society
The Henry Jackson Society is a non-partisan association. The society's goals include the promotion of "democratic geopolitics". The society is named after after Henry M. Jackson, the late Democratic Senator from Washington State...
, an independent think tank promoting democratic
Democracy
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geopolitics. He is also an advisory editor of Democratiya
Democratiya
Democratiya was a free quarterly online review of books that aims "stimulate discussion of radical democratic political theory". Sixteen editions were produced from 2005 until a final edition in Autumn 2009....
, and a member of the editorial board of Spirit of Bosnia, an international, interdisciplinary, bilingual, online journal. His blog, "Greater Surbiton," is a project affiliated with the Henry Jackson Society. He is a signatory of the Euston Manifesto
Euston Manifesto
The Euston Manifesto is a 2006 declaration of principles by a group of academics, journalists, and activists based in the United Kingdom. The statement is a reaction to what are asserted to be widespread violations of leftist principles by others who are commonly associated with the political Left...
, and was formerly connected with the British website Harry's Place
Harry's Place
Harry's Place is a British political blog. It has been nominated for a number of awards, including a Guardian award for political blogs, the 2005 Weblog awards for UK blogs, as well as the UK section of the Islamic Human Rights Commission's 'Annual Islamophobia Awards' 2006; posts on the site have...
. He has written also for Prospect
Prospect (magazine)
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and Standpoint
Standpoint (magazine)
Standpoint is a monthly British cultural and political magazine. Its premier issue was published at the end of May 2008 – the first launch of a major current affairs publication in the UK in more than a decade....
. He is currently working on a history of modern Serbia.
Hoare was a childhood friend of Ed Miliband
Ed Miliband
Edward Samuel Miliband is a British Labour Party politician, currently the Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of the Opposition...
, the current leader of the Labour Party (UK)
Labour Party (UK)
The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...
. In 2010, he appeared in Channel 4
Channel 4
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's TV docu-drama Miliband of Brothers
Miliband of Brothers
Miliband of Brothers is a 2010 satirical docu-drama following the lives and careers of British politicians David Miliband and Ed Miliband, who at the time were both contesting the 2010 Labour leadership contest. Written by David Quantick, the programme was first shown on More4...
, where he commented on his memories of Miliband and his brother David Miliband
David Miliband
David Wright Miliband is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for South Shields since 2001, and was the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs from 2007 to 2010. He is the elder son of the late Marxist theorist Ralph Miliband...
.
Books
Hoare's historical writing has focussed in particular on the history of Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
. How Bosnia Armed: The Birth and Rise of the Bosnian Army (London, Saqi, 2004) examines the history of the Bosnian Army
Military of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the official military force of Bosnia and Herzegovina...
and Bosnian internal politics in the 1990s. Genocide and Resistance in Hitler’s Bosnia: The Partisans and the Chetniks, 1941-1943 (London, Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press
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, 2006) looks at the conflict between the Yugoslav Partisans and Chetniks
Chetniks
Chetniks, or the Chetnik movement , were Serbian nationalist and royalist paramilitary organizations from the first half of the 20th century. The Chetniks were formed as a Serbian resistance against the Ottoman Empire in 1904, and participated in the Balkan Wars, World War I, and World War II...
in Bosnia during World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. The History of Bosnia: From the Middle Ages to the Present Day (London, Saqi, 2007), his most recent book, focuses in particular on the history of national identity in Bosnia.