Short Biography
Misha Glenny is an award-winning journalist, author and public intellectual. He assumed the role of IWM Rector in May 2022.
He covered the 1989 revolutions and wars in the former Yugoslavia for The Guardian and was the BBC’s Central Europe Correspondent. In 1993, he received the Sony Gold Award for Outstanding Contribution to Broadcasting, and in 2012 he was named BT Information Security Journalist of The Year.
His publications have been met with considerable international acclaim, including his account of Yugoslavia's descent into civil war.
In more recent years, Misha Glenny has dedicated his journalistic activities to the uncovering of geopolitical and cybersecurity issues. His books McMafia: A Journey Through the Global Criminal Underworld and DarkMarket: Cyberthieves, Cybercops and You were shortlisted for several awards. McMafia has been adapted into a major television drama, and the adaptation of his latest book, Nemesis: One Man and the Battle for Rio, will follow soon.
Glenny is also a regular contributor to major publications in Europe, North America and Japan.
Areas of Expertise
- Geopolitics
- Nationalism
- Media Policy
- Central Europe
- Organized Crime
- Cybersecurity
- The Balkans
Paulina Abzieher
Administrative Assistant to the Rector
abzieher@iwm.at
Room 203
Spittelauer Lände 3
1090 Vienna, Austria
Phone +43 1 313 58 ext. 213
For interview requests, please contact
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Publications
The Rebirth Of History: Eastern Europe in the Age of Democracy (1991)
The Fall of Yugoslavia: The Third Balkan War (1992)
The Balkans: Nationalism, War and the Great Powers, 1804–1999 (1999)
McMafia: A Journey Through the Global Criminal Underworld (2008)
DarkMarket: Cyberthieves, Cybercops and You (2011)
Nemesis: One Man and the Battle for Rio (2015)
