Ciarán Ó Cuinn

Ciarán Ó Cuinn

Director

Ciarán Ó Cuinn is a specialist in international relations and conflict resolution. Ciarán is Head of Mission at MEDRC. MEDRC is the sole surviving institution of the Multilateral Middle East Peace Process, mandated to be a model organisation for states seeking to use transboundary environmental issues in the service of a peace process.

For a decade he worked on the Irish Peace Process as principal ministerial policy adviser at Ireland’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Justice, and Ministry of Energy, Climate, and Communications. During that time, Ciarán worked on projects as diverse as the development of a single All-Island energy market, formal negotiations between the main parties in Northern Ireland, and the development of conflict resolution initiatives to help capture the lessons learned from the Irish context for peace processes elsewhere.

Educated at Trinity College, Dublin and The School of Oriental & African Studies, London, he holds degrees in History and Public Policy & Management.

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Centre for Democracy and Peace Building Annual Report 2024

We find ourselves in a cultural moment of uncertainty as domestic and global challenges persist. Whether it is the cost of living crisis, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, or the war and humanitarian crisis in Gaza, leadership is required more than ever and the importance of peace building critical. This year has been dubbed the year of voting, with more than two billion people heading to the polls in 2024. Quite simply, it is the biggest election year in history. And yet, democracy has never felt so fragile; it seems to be on the ballot itself.