Author profile: Martin Duffy

Martin Duffy has participated in more than two hundred international election and human rights assignments since beginning his career in Africa and Asia in the 1980s. He has served with a wide range of international organizations and has frequently been decorated for field service, among them UN (United Nations) Peacekeeping Citations and the Badge of Honour of the International Red Cross Movement. He has also held several academic positions in Ireland, UK, USA and elsewhere. He is a proponent of experiential learning. He holds awards from Dublin, Oxford, Harvard, and several other institutions including the Diploma in International Relations at the University of Cambridge.

Opinion – 2025’s Gas Crisis in the Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Martin Duffy • Jan 13 2025 • Articles

The severing of gas pipeline flows between Russia and Ukraine occurs as Ukraine faces increasing pressure to negotiate an end to hostilities.

Review – Killers of the Flower Moon

Martin Duffy • Jan 7 2025 • Features

This film is an evocative portrayal of indigenous strife in the early 20th century, and its genuineness and accuracy highlights its value for international relations.

Reflections on Namibia’s 2024 Elections

Martin Duffy • Dec 24 2024 • Articles

With opposition dislodging SWAPO from the two-thirds majority it held since 2014, President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah cannot appear weak in placating minorities.

Observing Moldova’s 2024 Presidential Election

Martin Duffy • Dec 8 2024 • Articles

Moldova is a country very much at a crossroads between Russia and the West, and President Sandu has the unenviable task of balancing those interests for the next four years.

Somaliland’s Democratic Journey

Martin Duffy • Dec 1 2024 • Articles

Somaliland has taken steps from a long history of endemic and brutal clan enmity, towards a form of peaceful democratic transition.

Review – Mrs Robinson

Martin Duffy • Nov 17 2024 • Features

This celebratory biographical account presents successes and controversies encountered over Mary Robinson’s career in an honest and open, if sometimes impersonal, way.

Observing Kashmir’s first Post-Autonomy Elections

Martin Duffy • Oct 30 2024 • Articles

It remains to be seen how post-election politics may play out, especially as these post-autonomy polls offer no solution for the geopolitical predicament that is Kashmir.

Review – The Red Suitcase

Martin Duffy • Oct 15 2024 • Features

This film is an evocative portrayal of the impacts of the most recent civic protests in Iran, and an example of the importance of protest filmography in social messaging.

‘Worse Than a Dictatorship’: Rwanda’s 2024 General Election

Martin Duffy • Sep 29 2024 • Articles

In polls that were immediately criticised for disqualifying genuine opposition, Rwanda’s incumbent president Paul Kagame was ostentatiously elected for a fourth term.

Review – Navalny

Martin Duffy • Sep 19 2024 • Features

This film provides an unfiltered view of Alexei Navalny as a Russian opposition leader, shedding important light on controversies and conspiracies in Russian politics.

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