Misha Glenny
Misha Glenny is an award-winning journalist, author and public intellectual. He is currently the Rector of the Institute of Human Sciences in Vienna. He covered the 1989 revolutions and wars in the former Yugoslavia for The Guardian and was the BBC’s Central Europe Correspondent. His publications have been met with considerable international acclaim, and 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. He recently explored the world of rare earth metals, and why they're vital fro the future of technology and the green transition, for a BBC Radio 4 series.
Videos
Misha Glenny @ 5x15 - Reality of Cybercrime
Misha Glenny is the author of McMafia: Seriously Organised Crime, in which he illuminated the byzantine outlines of global organized crime in minute detail. Whether pot smugglers in British Columbia, oil/weapons/people traffickers in Eastern Europe, Japanese yakuza or Nigerian scammers, Glenny penetrated the convoluted, globalized
Misha Glenny @ 5x15 - McMafia
His book 'McMafia' is now in production as a major new BBC 1 drama series.
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