Bradley holds an MA in Intelligence and International Relations from the University of Staffordshire (2022), an MSc in Cyber Defence and Information Assurance from Cranfield University (2024), and an MPhil in Politics and International Studies from Cambridge University (2025).

Alongside his PhD studies, Bradley works as a geopolitical advisor and intelligence and security risk manager for the Ministry of Defence where he is both a Chief of General Staff (CGS) Fellow, and Chief of Defence Intelligence (CDI) Fellow.

Research interests

Bradley’s PhD research focuses on the geopolitics of collective intelligence in the context of the NATO alliance. It explores the barriers and enablers to productive collective intelligence and the concept of morals, ethics and rights associated with sharing intelligence amongst allies.

Principal supervisor: Dr Paul McGarr

Secondary supervisor: Dr Emel Akçalı

Selected publications

Mackinder Forum Prize in Geopolitical Risk Analysis: 'Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) as a Consideration for Market Disruption and Geopolitical Risk' 

Mortin, B. (2026) ‘Lithium in the Sahel: how armed groups are exploiting the global scramble for the critical mineral’, 16 August. Available at: https://doi.org/10.64628/AAJ.ps65w93aq.

Mortin, B.A. (2026) ‘Critical Minerals, Critical Risks’, St. Antony’s International Review, 21(1). Available at: https://doi.org/10.82556/STAIR.V21I1.599.

Mortin, B.A. (2026) ‘Intelligence Sharing Among Allies: Geopolitics, Power, and Selective Disclosure’, American Intelligence Journal, 43(1), pp. 70–75. Available at: https://1b8621d6-9435-4895-86bf-216be4eddb80.filesusr.com/ugd/a64ab1_357891a52cff4be8a8e6e9789db71ebc.pdf

Mortin, B.A. (2026) ‘Op-Ed: Geopolitics, Human Conflict, and the Changing Architecture of Security: An Operational Framework for Understanding Contemporary Conflict’, Strife Magazine, 16 March, p. Online. Available at: https://strifemagazine.org/2026/03/16/op-ed-geopolitics-human-conflict-and-the-changing-architecture-of-security-an-operational-framework-for-understanding-contemporary-conflict/

Mortin, B.A. (2026) ‘The Next Resource Curse: Lithium Mining in the Sahel and Its Role in Terrorist Financing’, African Journal of Terrorism and Insurgency Research, 7(1), pp. 45–63. Available at: https://doi.org/10.31920/2732-5008/2026/v7n1a3.

Mortin, B.A. (2026) ‘The rise and retreat of covert action: institutional design, political control, and the limits of secrecy, 1947–1962’, Intelligence and National Security, pp. 1–25. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/02684527.2026.2650524.