Trench Gascoigne Essay Prize
Dating back to 1874, the Trench Gascoigne Essay Prize reflects and reinforces the Institute's status as a uniquely placed platform for free thinking debate.
Awards are made on the basis of originality, logical argument, sound analysis, style, clarity and conciseness.
The competition is open to authors of any nationality but must be written in English. and entries are welcome from - but not exclusive to - members of the Armed Forces of nations. One or more prizes within a total of £2,000 is awarded each year.
For further information please contact the Competition Manager, Simon Rankmore, Copyeditor, RUSI, at simonr@rusi.org
Read the previous years' winning essays
2020 Winner: William D James
Between a Pandemic and a Hard Brexit: Grand Strategic Thinking in an Age of Nationalism, Renewed Geopolitical Competition and Human Insecurity
Long Read
View online2019 Winner: Patrick Hinton
Strategic Culture: In Defiance of a Structural World Order
Long Read
View online2018 Winner: Chris Hitchins
Can Biology Give Us the Information Edge that Physics Cannot?
Long Read
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