▁significant ▁media ▁attention ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁for ▁a ▁scholar ly ▁article ▁which ▁argued ▁that ▁a ▁small ▁cadre ▁of ▁legal ▁academ ics ▁in ▁U . S . ▁univers ities ▁was ▁sa pping ▁the ▁United ▁States ' ▁" will ▁to ▁fight " ▁in ▁the ▁Global ▁War ▁on ▁T error ism ▁and ▁called ▁for ▁tre ason ▁charges ▁against ▁and ▁the ▁imprison ment ▁of ▁such ▁academ ics . ▁ ▁Brad ford ▁was ▁an ▁associate ▁professor ▁of ▁law ▁at ▁the ▁Indiana ▁University ▁Robert ▁H . ▁McK in ney ▁School ▁of ▁Law , ▁before ▁res ign ing ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁after ▁a ▁dispute ▁over ▁ten ure ▁and ▁under ▁susp ic ions ▁of ▁ex agger ating ▁his ▁military ▁service . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁briefly ▁an ▁assistant ▁professor ▁at ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Military ▁Academy ▁before ▁res ign ing ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁following ▁the ▁controvers y ▁stem ming ▁from ▁the ▁a for ement ioned ▁article . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Brad ford ▁is ▁married ▁with ▁three ▁children . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Ch ir ic ah ua ▁band ▁of ▁the ▁Apache ▁nation . ▁ ▁Education ▁and ▁career ▁Brad ford ▁earned ▁a ▁Ph D ▁in ▁Political ▁Science ▁from ▁North western ▁University ▁with ▁major ▁fields ▁in ▁International ▁Rel ations , ▁U . S . ▁Foreign ▁Policy , ▁and ▁Compar ative ▁Polit ics . ▁His ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁doctor al ▁dis sert ation ▁is ▁entitled ▁" Un ited ▁States ▁foreign ▁policy ▁decision - making ▁in ▁Arab - Is ra eli ▁cr ises :