About U.S. Naval War College

Professor Pratt joined the NWC as a military professor in 2010 upon graduation as a distinguished graduate. Upon retirement in 2015, and following 27 years as a Colonel in the Air Force, he joined the NSA Department as an Associate Professor. He has served in multiple command tours, flown more than 200 combat missions in the KC-135, and is credited with establishing combat air patrol operations over all major U.S. cities following the attacks of 9/11.

Hayat Alvi joined the Naval War College in 2007 as an associate professor. Previously she served as Assistant Professor in the Political Science Department at the American University in Cairo (2001-2005), and as Director of the International Studies Program at Arcadia University, (2005-2007). She specializes in International Relations, Political Economy, Comparative Politics with regional expertise in Middle East and North Africa and South Asia, along with Islamic Studies. She is proficient in Arabic and Urdu and is a Fulbright Fellow (Syria, 1993-1994). Dr. Alvi has numerous published articles and books and book chapters.