International Security Professional Focused
on International Law, Foreign Affairs, 
and Strategic Communication

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Publications by Butch Bracknell
  • General Mundy obituary:  http://foreignpolicy.com/posts/2014/04/14/general_mundy_in_his_obituary_deserved_more_than_the_back_of_the_posts_hand
  • Manpower:  http://foreignpolicy.com/2013/04/15/bridging-the-gap-a-modest-manpower-management-proposal-from-a-marine
  • Integrity and Ethics:  http://www.armedforcesjournal.com/truth-lies-and-duty
  • Marine Corps Gazette Articles:  https://www.mca-marines.org/person/robert-g-bracknell
  • Different standards in Military Justice Cases:  http://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2018/03/officer-misconduct-military-justice/146423/?oref=d-river (with James Joyner)
  • Civilians Directly Participation in Hostilities:  https://www.lawfareblog.com/warnings-civilians-directly-participating-hostilities-legal-imperative-or-ethics-based-policy
  • Treason:  https://medium.com/truman-doctrine-blog/treason-i-do-not-think-it-means-what-you-think-it-means-c0abb871bfbb
  • Authority to Order Nuclear Strikes:  https://taskandpurpose.com/trump-nuclear-weapons-legal-authority (with James Weirick)
  • Legal Status of Cyber Operators:  https://mwi.usma.edu/says-cyber-warriors-need-wear-uniform/
  • Legal Status of Terrorism and Unlawful Combatants:  https://warontherocks.com/2017/12/terrorism-home-unlawful-enemy-combatants/
  • Legality of Nuclear Strikes:  https://warontherocks.com/2015/08/does-the-legality-of-nuclear-war-matter/
  • Clinton-Cartwright Comparisons Don't Hold Up:  https://warontherocks.com/2016/10/clinton-cartwright-comparisons-dont-hold-up/ (with James Joyner)
  • David Petraeus' Punishment:  https://www.lawfareblog.com/case-against-case-against-general-petraeus
  • Military Commissions:  https://www.lawfareblog.com/eight-ways-improve-military-commissions
  • Little League and Cheating:  http://www.realclearsports.com/articles/2014/07/13/where_american_kids_learn_to_cheat.html
Publications quoting, citing, or mentioning Butch Bracknell
Presentations:
  • The Jefferson Literary and Debating Society, University of Virginia, Emerging Norms in International Law:  Cyber, Space, Hybrid Conflict and Lawfare, April 14, 2023
  • CAVASSHIPS Podcast, Civilian vs. Military Jurisdiction in At Sea Incidents, Defense and Aerospace Report, May 26, 2003
  • University of Mississippi School of Law, The Cavalese Cable Car Disaster at 25:  Foreign Claims, March 24, 2023.
  • NATO Allied Command Transformation Innovation Podcast, Managing Innovation:  Risk, Compliance & Governance, April 13, 2022.