A. Bradley Potter is an adjunct lecturer at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). His scholarship explores wartime decision-making, war termination, nuclear strategy and policy, and American grand strategy. In support of his research, Dr. Potter has held numerous fellowships, including from the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government, Notre Dame University, and Johns Hopkins University SAIS, among other institutions. His research can be found in a variety of publications, including the Texas National Security Review, Comparative Strategy, War on the Rocks, and the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists.
Prior to lecturing at SAIS, Dr. Potter was the inaugural Stanton Visiting Scientist at the U.S. Air Force Academy. He has also worked for the RAND Corporation and Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) where he supported a variety of U.S. government national security priorities. Dr. Potter holds a PhD and MA in international relations from Johns Hopkins SAIS and a BS in international relations (with honors) and physics from the College of William and Mary.
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Book Chapter
- “Restless Strategy: Alfred Gray’s Philosophy of Warfighting,” with Thomas G. Mahnken, in The Legacy of American Naval Power: Reinvigorating Maritime Strategic Thought, An Anthology, ed. Paul Westermeyer, (Quantico, VA: Marine Corps University Press, 2019), 216 – 255. https://www.usmcu.edu/Portals/218/LegacyAmericanNavalPower_WEB2.pdf
Commentary and Other Publications
- “How Might a War with North Korea End?” Richmond Times-Dispatch, November 14, 2017. https://www.richmond.com/opinion/their-opinion/guest-columnists/a- bradley-potter-column-how-might-a-war-with-north/article_e8aa7721-2d12-5aae- b390-d3f83167a63a.html
- “The Center Cannot Hold: Continuity and Change in Donald Trump’s Foreign Policy,” with James Benkowski, War on the Rocks, November 1, 2017. https://warontherocks.com/2017/11/the-center-cannot-hold-continuity-and- change-in-donald-trumps-foreign-policy/
- “Thinking about a Policy-Oriented PhD in International Relations?” with Nathaniel Allen and Torrey Taussig, War on the Rocks, October 5, 2017. https://warontherocks.com/2017/10/thinking-about-a-policy-oriented-phd-in- international-relations/
- “History’s Guide to Contested Liberalism,” War on the Rocks, March 22, 2017. https://warontherocks.com/2017/03/historys-guide-to-contested-liberalism/
- “Lessons on History and Statecraft from a Rocky Mountain Seminar,” with Lauren Dickey et al., War on the Rocks, August 9, 2016. https://warontherocks.com/2016/08/lessons-on-history-and-statecraft-from-a- rocky-mountain-seminar/
- “From the Halls of Power to the Ivory Tower: Recasting Relevance in International Relations,” Foreign Policy Institute Blog, June 2016. https://www.fpi.sais-jhu.edu/#!From-the-Ivory-Tower-to-the-Halls-of-Power- Recasting-Relevance-in-International- Relations/c1qvb/5760a9d90cf235a69b220185
- “It’s All About the Data: Responding to International Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Incidents,” with Julie Bentz and Daniel Blumenthal, Bulletin of Atomic Scientists 70, no. 4 (July – August 2014): 57 – 68. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0096340214539117