Secretary of Defense
National Security Essay Competition

The 2010 annual competition was intended to stimulate new approaches to coordinated civilian and military action from a broad spectrum of civilian and military students. Essays were to address U.S. Government structure, policies, capabilities, resources, and/or practices and to provide creative, feasible ideas on how best to orchestrate the core competencies of our national security institutions. The competition attracted the largest number of entries since it began in 2007. Three winners were selected. The NDU Foundation awarded the First Place winner a generous Amazon.com gift certificate.

FIRST PLACE
Brigadier General John Frewen, Australian Army
U.S. Army War College
"Harmonious Ocean? Chinese Aircraft Carriers and the Australia-U.S. Alliance"

SECOND PLACE
COL Richard G. Zoller, USA
U.S. Army War College
"Russian Cyberspace Strategy and a Proposed U.S. Response"

THIRD PLACE
Lt Col Matthew C. Smitham, USAF
Air War College
"The Need for a Global Space Traffic Control Service: An Opportunity for U.S. Leadership"

 

 

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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Strategic Essay Competition

This annual competition, in its 29th year in 2010, challenges students at the Nation's joint professional military education institutions to write research papers or articles about significant aspects of national security strategy to stimulate strategic thinking, promote well-written research, and contribute to a broader security debate among professionals. The First Place winners in each category received a generous Amazon.com gift certificate courtesy of the NDU Foundation.

STRATEGIC RESEARCH PAPER

FIRST PLACE
LtCol Mark Schrecker, USMC
National War College
"U.S. Strategy in Afghanistan: Flawed Assumptions Will Lead to Ultimate Failure"

SECOND PLACE (Tie)
COL Tarn D. Warren, USA
U.S. Army War College
"ISAF and Afghanistan: The Impact of Failure on NATO's Future"

SECOND PLACE (Tie)
Lt Col Brad C. Felling, USAFR
Air War College
"Under Siege: Responding to a Mumbai-Style Attack on the Homeland"

THIRD PLACE
Lt Col Vanessa Dornhoefer, USAFR
Industrial College of the Armed Forces
"A Tale of Two Villages: Bridging the Development Gap in Afghanistan"

STRATEGY ARTICLE

FIRST PLACE
Lt Col Hans F. Palaoro, USAF
Industrial College of the Armed Forces
"Information Strategy: The Missing Link"

SECOND PLACE
Maj Jeff Donnithorne, USAF
School of Advanced Air and Space Studies
"Building a Potemkin Village: A Taliban Strategy to Reclaim the Homeland"

THIRD PLACE
LtCol Christian Wortman, USMC
National War College
"Mullahs, Maliks, and Madison: Political Culture in Counterinsurgency Operations"

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Joint Force Quarterly
Kiley Awards

Each year, judges select the most influential articles from the previous year's four issues of Joint Force Quarterly. Three outstanding articles were singled out:

Best Forum Article
Marvin Baker Schaffer
The RAND Corporation
Ike Chang Consultant
"Mobile Nuclear Power for Future Land Combat"

Best Feature Article
Don J. DeYoung
Center for Technology and National Security Policy
"Breaking the Yardstick: The Dangers of Market-based Governance"

Best Recall Article
Thomas Alexander Hughes
School of Advanced Air and Space Studies, Air University
"A General Airman: Millard Harmon and the South Pacific in World War II"