Marko Attila Hoare

Marko Attila Hoare
Born1972 (age 53–54)
CitizenshipUK
EducationRobinson College, Cambridge
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge (BA 1994; later MA),
Yale University (MPhil 1997, PhD 2000)
Known forattribution to the study of the history of Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina; war crimes investigation
Parents
Awards2010 CNAB Award
Scientific career
FieldsHistory, journalism
InstitutionsUniversity of Cambridge,
Kingston University,
Sarajevo School of Science and Technology

Marko Attila Hoare (born 1972) is a British historian of the former Yugoslavia who also writes about current affairs, especially Southeast Europe, including Turkey and the Caucasus.[1] Hoare is Associate Professor of History at the University Sarajevo School of Science and Technology, in Sarajevo.[2][3]

Early life and education

Hoare is the son of the British translator Quintin Hoare and the Croatian journalist[4] Branka Magaš.[5]

Hoare has been studying the history of the former Yugoslavia since 1993.[6] 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.[7] His degrees in History are a BA (1994; later converted to an MA) from the University of Cambridge and a MPhil (1997) and PhD from Yale University (2000).[8]

According to Hoare, between 1997 and 1998 he lived and worked in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.[9] From 1998 to 2001, he lived in Belgrade, Serbia.[7]

Career

He was resident in Serbia during the Kosovo War of 1999. He later worked at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.[10] Hoare was a research assistant at the Bosnian Institute in London (founded by his father Quintin),[11] a British Academy Postdoctoral Research Fellow, a research fellow of the History Faculty of the University of Cambridge,[8] and a Reader at Kingston University in London.[8] He has been an associate professor at the Sarajevo School of Science and Technology since 2017.[12][13]

He was Greater Europe Section Co-Director and then European Neighbourhood Section Director for the Henry Jackson Society (HJS) from the institute's foundation in 2005.[14] In 2012, he resigned from the HJS, saying it had become "an abrasively right-wing forum with an anti-Muslim tinge", and over his opposition to associate director Douglas Murray's views.[15][16]

Hoare was also an advisory editor of Democratiya,[17] and he is a member of the editorial board of Spirit of Bosnia, an international, interdisciplinary, bilingual, online journal.[8] His blog, "Greater Surbiton", describes itself as devoted to commentary and analysis, with a particular focus on South East Europe.[18] He is a signatory of the Euston Manifesto.[19] He has written for Left Foot Forward website,[20] Prospect[21] and Standpoint magazines,[22] and The Guardian newspaper.[12]

In criticising the position of the Conservative London Mayor Boris Johnson, Hoare has argued in favour of arming the opponents of Bashar al-Assad in Syria.[23]

ICTY engagements

Hoare went on to serve as a research officer and war crimes investigator at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. He was also an expert witness for the court there.[10] He participated in the drafting of the indictment against Slobodan Milošević.[7]

Books

The particular focus of Hoare's writing has been on the history of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia:

  • 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.[24]
  • The History of Bosnia: From the Middle Ages to the Present Day (London: Saqi, 2007) - book focuses in particular on the history of national identity in Bosnia.[25]
  • The Bosnian Muslims in the Second World War: A History (London: C. Hurst & Co., 2013) – looks at the role of the Bosnian Muslims in World War II.
  • Serbia: A Modern History (London: C. Hurst & Co., 2024) – looks at the history of Serbia from premodern times up to 1941.

Awards

Hoare is the recipient of the 2010 Congress of North American Bosniaks (CNAB) award for outstanding contributions to the advancement of history. The award is recognition for his lifelong dedication to presenting the historical truth and standing up against genocide denial.[26]

See also

References

  1. ^ Mersiha Gadzo, Harun Karcic (7 July 2019). "Bosnia as the new 'battleground' between NATO and Russia - NATO". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Dr. Marko Attila Hoare - SSST University". ssst.edu.ba. SSST University. Archived from the original on 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  3. ^ Faris Marukić (29 July 2020). "Profesor Marko Attila Hoare za Intelektualno.com: U bivšoj Jugoslaviji postoji dogmatična neokomunistička struja koja se uvij". Intelektualno.com (in Serbo-Croatian). Archived from the original on 31 January 2023. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  4. ^ Klemenčić, Mladen; Radonić Vranjković, Paulina (2021), "Magaš, Branka", Croatian Biographical Lexicon, archived from the original on 25 January 2026, retrieved 25 January 2026
  5. ^ "Quintin Hoare". Lawrence & Wishart. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  6. ^ [https://web.archive.org/web/20090214120226/http://henryjacksonsociety.org/member.asp?pageid=40&mid=9 Hoare's biography on the Henry Jackson Society website
  7. ^ a b c "Interview: Dr. Marko Attila Hoare, recipient of the 2010 CNAB Award". Congress of Bosniaks of North America. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
  8. ^ a b c d Academic staff page, Kingston University
  9. ^ "About". Greater Surbiton. 3 November 2007. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
  10. ^ a b "Bosnian Serb Plan for New Police Force Revives Wartime Fears". Balkan Insight. 11 June 2019. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  11. ^ "Hoare's CV at the SSST website". SSST. 6 December 2025. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
  12. ^ a b "Marko Attila Hoare". The Guardian. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  13. ^ Gadzo, Mersiha (20 November 2020). "Bosnia: 25 years since Dayton Accords, divisive politics live on - News". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  14. ^ "Collaborations". Kingston University. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
  15. ^ Ahmed, Nafeez (29 April 2014). "What climate denial, oil addiction and xenophobia have in common: Neocons". The Guardian.
  16. ^ Bloodworth, James (20 May 2013). "Labour should cut its ties with the illiberal Henry Jackson Society". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  17. ^ Democratiya Archived 19 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  18. ^ "Greater Surbiton". Greater Surbiton. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
  19. ^ "The Euston Manifesto - For a Renewal of Progressive Politics (Signatories)". eustonmanifesto.org. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  20. ^ "Marko Attila Hoare, Author at Left Foot Forward: Leading the UK's progressive debate". Left Foot Forward: Leading the UK's progressive debate. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  21. ^ Marko Attila Hoare, 'The Dangers of Appeasement' Archived 13 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  22. ^ Marko Attila Hoare. "Marko Attila Hoare, 'Why South East Europe should fear President Obama'". Standpointmag.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 November 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  23. ^ Marko Attila Hoare "The case for arming Syrian Rebels", The Guardian, 18 June 2013.
  24. ^ Black, Jeremy (12 June 2007). "Jeremy Black's review of 'Genocide and Resistance' for the Social Affairs Unit". Socialaffairsunit.org.uk. Archived from the original on 15 June 2007. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  25. ^ "Tim Judah's review of 'The History of Bosnia', for the European Stability Initiative". Esiweb.org. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
  26. ^ Dr. Marko Attila Hoare, recipient of the 2010 CNAB Award – CNAB, 18 July 2008. Saint Louis, MO.

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