ASA Article Prize
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This award recognizes excellent short-form writing by ASA Members, FA59s and CP 60s published within 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 after January 1st, three years ago. Authors may only submit one article per award cycle. Book chapters in multi-author edited collections are also eligible as long as they meet the requirements for this award. 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 “Article Prize” to writing@armystrategist.org no later than 15 June.​
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Past Winners:
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ASA Article Prize
2024
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1st Place: Christopher Parker, "Lack of Will: How the All-Volunteer Force Conditioned the American Public," in Military Review
2d Place: Nathan Jennings, "Improvised Partnerships: U.S. Joint Operations in the Mexican-American War," in Joint Force Quarterly.
3d Place: Cliff Parsons, "Deterring Russian Nonstrategic Nuclear Weapons: A Revised Approach," in Parameters.
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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.
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.
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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 (2018-2021)
2021
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1st Place: 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: Thomas Pledger, "On Strategy"
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2020
1st Place: Benjamin J. Fernandes, “M1: Revolutionize, Don’t Upgrade”
2nd Place: Marc Vielledent, “Beware of Ostracizing Allies: Trust Initiatives Can Backfire”
3rd place: 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: Claude A. Lambert, “Commercial Unmanned Aerial Systems: A Chemical and Biological Warfare Delivery Threat?”
2nd place: Robert Behrman, “Reserve Component Employment Below the Threshold of Armed Conflict”
3rd place: Alex Carter, “Why We Struggle to Understand Stakeholders and Why It Matters”
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2018
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1st Place: Stephan Pikner, “Training the Machines”
2nd Place: Jim Cahill, “Developing Situational Understanding”
3rd Place: Kyle D. Packard, “Security Force Assistance Brigades”
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