ASA Article Prize
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This award is meant to recognize and reward the writing that members of the ASA/FA59/CP60 community have published over the past three years.
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Articles on any topic related to historical, contemporary, or theoretical aspects of strategy, national security, the US Army as an institution, and/or the profession of arms are eligible for submission.
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The winner will receive $300 and a certificate.
Second place will receive $200 and a certificate.
Eligibility: Any ASA member, FA59, or CP60 may compete. Submissions must have a publication date between January 1, 2022 and June 30, 2024. Authors who have written multiple articles may only nominate one of their publications for this award. Book chapters in multi-author edited collections are also eligible. The maximum length of the submission is 5,000 words.
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How to Submit: Email a digital copy of your article/book chapter with the subject line “2024 Article Prize” to writing@armystrategist.org no later than June 15, 2024.
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The ASA Article Prize supersedes the ASA-AUSA Essay Writing Contest, which was held between 2019-2021.
Past Winners
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ASA Article Prize
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2023
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1st Place: Andy Forney, "Drone Strikes Forever: The Problems With Over the Horizon Counterterrorism and a Better Way Forward," Modern War Institute, 2022.
2nd Place: Kathryn Hedgecock and Lauren Sukin, "Responding to Uncertainty: The Importance of Covertness in Support for Retaliation to Cyber and Kinetic Attacks," Journal of Conflict Resolution, 2023
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2022
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1st Place: Daniel Sukman, "Institutional Strategy." from On Strategy: A Primer
2nd Place: Jules Hurst, "Four Paths: How Interstate Competition Ends", The Strategy Bridge
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ASA Essay Contest (2019-2021)
2021
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1st Place: COL Nathan Jennings, "The Army and Seapower: Reconsidering Maritime Strategy in the 21st Century."
2nd Place: Robert Green, Craig Giorgis, and Stephanie Malfrici, "Strategy in Practice During the American Revolution."
3rd Place: LTC Thomas Pledger, "On Strategy"
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2020
1st Place: LTC Benjamin J. Fernandes, “M1: Revolutionize, Don’t Upgrade”
2nd Place: LTC Marc Vielledent, “Beware of Ostracizing Allies: Trust Initiatives Can Backfire”
3rd place: MAJ John Dzwonczyk, “Using the Military to Win the Narrative: Ancient Lessons for Modern Competition”
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2019
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1st place: MAJ Claude A. Lambert, “Commercial Unmanned Aerial Systems: A Chemical and Biological Warfare Delivery Threat?”
2nd place: MAJ Robert Behrman, “Reserve Component Employment Below the Threshold of Armed Conflict”
3rd place: LTC Alex Carter, “Why We Struggle to Understand Stakeholders and Why It Matters”
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2018
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1st Place: MAJ Stephan Pikner, “Training the Machines”
2nd Place: LTC Jim Cahill, “Developing Situational Understanding”
3rd Place: MAJ Kyle D. Packard, “Security Force Assistance Brigades”
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