Dr. Brian L. Cox
: Senior Fellow
Expert Overview
Dr. Brian L. Cox is an adjunct professor of law at Cornell Law School, a recent graduate of the Master of Journalism program at Carleton University, and he retired from the U.S. Army in 2018 after twenty-two years of military service. His research is focused on the related fields of international criminal law, the law involving armed conflict, national security law and policy, and comparative military justice.
Prof. Cox has obtained a JSD from Cornell Law School, an LLM from Queen’s Law, an MA (journalism) from Carleton University, and a BA (International Relations) and JD from the University of North Carolina. His military awards, decorations, and qualifications include the Ranger Tab, Senior Parachutist Badge, Pathfinder Badge, Air Assault Badge, Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, NATO Medal, Intelligence Law Certification, Special Victim Unit Investigator Certification, Basic and Advanced Collateral Damage Estimation Certification, Weapons Law and the Legal Review of Weapons Certification, Joint Firepower Certification, and Joint Intermediate Target Development Certification. He deployed to Iraq in 2003-04 as a combat camera operator and to Afghanistan in 2013-14 as an operational law attorney and then the Chief of International and Operational Law for Regional Command-East.
