Balazs Martonffy
4701 Willard Ave, Apt. 732, Chevy Chase, MD
bmartonffy@gmail.com
703. 608.2083
EDUCATION
Doctor of Philosophy, International Relations, 2014 - present
American University, School of International Service
Hungary Initiatives Foundation Scholar
Master of Arts, International Security, 2012
University of Denver, Josef Korbel School of International Studies
Sié Fellow
Bachelor of Arts, History, with history honors, 2010
Washington University in St. Louis
Eliot Scholar
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Counselor, Ministry of Defence of Hungary, Defence Policy Department, Budapest, Hungary
March 2013 – August 2014
 U.S. and NATO Desk Officer
 NISC Course Participant, Geneva Center for Security Policy, Spring 2014
 2013 Public Administration Scholar, seconded to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and
Embassy of Hungary to France
Defence Policy Intern, NATO HQ, International Staff, Brussels, Belgium
September 2012 - March 2013
Junior Research Assignments:
 American University
 U.S. Air Force Academy
 Brookhaven National Laboratory
 University of Denver
 Central European University
 Washington University in St. Louis
2014 – present
2011 – 2012
2012 Summer
2010 – 2012
2010 Summer
2007 – 2010
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
“European Perspectives on the Ukrainian Crisis,” presentation at U.S. Air Force Academy
Seminar, May 2015.
“NATO’s Global Partners,” NATO Partnerships in 2014, University of Public Service, Hungary.
“Smart Defense: A Eurosubmarine,” International Security Network, ETH Zurich, 2013.
“The Road to Nuclear Zero,” Airman Scholar Journal, Spring 2012, Volume 18.
“Headline Goals Task Forces,” “CINCNORTH,” “Model NATO,” in NATO: An Encyclopedia of
International Security, eds. Julian Schofield and Craig Cobane. ABC-CLIO. 2011.