Peter F. Halvorsen
Vice President / Chief of Staff U.S. Naval War College Leadership
Biography
Capt. Halvorsen is the Chief of Staff of the U.S. Naval War College (NWC) and a career surface warfare officer. He graduated, with distinction, from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1998, with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. Halvorsen graduated from Oxford University, with distinction, in 2000 with a Master of Philosophy in Economic and Social History. He graduated from NWC, as Honor Graduate, in 2005 with a Master of Arts in National Security Studies. He has been published in The Journal of Strategic Studies, U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings and National Journal Online. His operational assignments include command of USS Carney (DDG 64) and Destroyer Squadron 26.
Contact Information
Areas of Expertise
- A2/AD
- Aerospace
- Afghanistan
- Africa
- Air Defense
- Air Warfare
- Amphibious Warfare
- Arctic
- Artillery
- Asia-Pacific
- Asymmetrical Warfare
- China
- Civil War
- Civil-Military Relations
- COIN
- Cold War
- Command and Control
- Conflict Resolution
- Counterdrug Operations
- Counterterrorism
- Cyber Warfare
- Desert Storm
- Deterrence
- Diplomacy
- Economics
- Electronic Warfare
- Ethics
- Europe
- Foreign Policy
- Gender Studies
- Geopolitics
- GITMO
- Ground Warfare
- GWOT
- HA/DR
- Homeland Security
- Human Rights
- Immigration
- India
- Indian Ocean
- Information Operations
- Intel
- International Law
- International Relations
- Iran
- Iraq
- Irregular Warfare
- Islamic Studies
- Japan
- Joint Operations
- JPME
- Korean War
- Koreas
- Latin America
- Leadership
- Littoral Warfare
- Maritime History
- Maritime Strategy
- Middle East
- Military Planning
- Military Technology
- Military Theory
- Mine Warfare
- National Security
- NATO
- Nuclear
- Oceanography
- Operational Warfare
- Pakistan
- Peace Operations
- Philippines
- Piracy
- Policy
- Revolutionary War
- Rules of Engagement
- Russia
- Search and Rescue
- Security Cooperation
- South China Sea
- Southeast Asia
- Space
- Special Operations
- Submarine Warfare
- Surface Warfare
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Terrorism
- UAVs/Drones
- UNCLOS
- United Nations
- Vietnam
- Vietnam War
- War of 1812
- Wargaming
- Weapon Systems
- WMD
- Women, Peace, and Security
- WWI
- WWII
Education
M.A., U.S. Naval War College, 2005, National Security Studies
M.Phil., Oxford University, 2000, Economic and Social History
B.S., U.S. Naval Academy, 1998, Mechanical Engineering
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