John Bradshaw
Executive Director
John C. Bradshaw, J.D., is the Executive Director of the National Security Network. Prior to joining NSN, Bradshaw served as the Executive Director of the Enough Project at the Center for American Progress. Bradshaw served as Washington Director of Physicians for Human Rights. He also worked as a Senior Advisor at the Open Society Policy Center. Previously, Bradshaw was a Foreign Service Officer, serving in Venezuela, Brazil, and Burma, as well as in the State Department’s East Asia and Human Rights bureaus. He also served as a foreign policy advisor to Senator Paul Wellstone and to Senator Robert Torricelli, both members of the Foreign Relations Committee. Earlier in his career, he was a Peace Corps volunteer in the Philippines. Bradshaw received his B.A. in Political Science from Yale University and his J.D. from New York University School of Law.
He is a commentator on national security, politics and foreign affairs. His work has appeared in such publications as The Hill, the Washington Monthly, and the Asia Times. He is a frequent guest on radio and television including appearances on C-SPAN, Al Jazeera America, Sirius/XM, the Thom Hartmann Program and Newsmax.
In the News
- John Bradshaw discusses the Saudi-American relationship on The Morning Briefing, January 27, 2015
- John Bradshaw on The Morning Briefing, January 6, 2015
- John Bradshaw Discusses U.S.-Cuba Prisoner Transfer with Thom Hartmann, December 17, 2015
- John Bradshaw Addresses Reactions to the CIA Interrogation Report on C-SPAN, December 10, 2014
- John Bradshaw Discusses CIA Torture Report on Background Briefing with Ian Masters, December 9, 2014
- Statements from National Security Network on CIA Torture Report, December 9, 2014
- John Bradshaw on SiriusXM Morning Briefing Discussing Ashton Carter’s Nomination, December 4, 2014
- Congress Needs History’s Perspective on Iran | John Bradshaw, November 23, 2014
- John Bradshaw quoted by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, November 21, 2014
- John Bradshaw on SiriusXM Morning Briefing Discussing Sanctions against Iran, October 28, 2014
- John Bradshaw Interviewed on the Islamic State by Think Tank with Garland Robinette, October 8, 2014
- Opinion: We Need a New AUMF | John Bradshaw, October 8, 2014
- John Bradshaw Interviewed On SiriusXM About President Obama’s ISIS Speech, September 11, 2014
Policy Products
- Report – Ending the Endless War: An Incremental Approach to Repealing the 2001 AUMF | Bill French and John Bradshaw, August 2014
