Wikistrat’s First Grand Strategy Competition

March 8th, 2011 by zen

A $10,000 prize to the winning team is not too shabby.

Grand Strategy Competition – Wikistrat

Wikistrat is gearing up for an exciting International Grand Strategy Competition.

Select teams representing leading academic institutions from around the world are invited to participate in the first ever wiki-based grand strategy competition. Managed by Dr. Thomas PM Barnett, this competition will provide participants with the opportunity to test their skills with global counterparts and network within that community. Participants can demonstrate their capacity for strategic thought to agencies, institutions and firms seeking to recruit up-and-coming analytic talent.

We are currently reviewing applications by groups representing top Universities and Think Tanks worldwide. There are still open spots available for this exciting event.

To nominate a team, or to see if you institute has been invited, contact us HERE.

Participation is free, and winner team will get a $10,000 prize.

Some of the issues we will cover in the Competition include (Download the full PDF OUTLINE:

1. Global Energy Security

2. Global Economic “Rebalancing” Process

3. Salafi Jihadist Terrorism 

4. Inevitable Sino-American Special Relationship

5. Southwest Asia Nuclear Proliferation

Some of the Scenarios explored will include:

1. Major Biological Terror Attack

2. “2.0 Revolutions” in Arab World

3. + Additional Surprise Shocks

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  1. Cheryl Rofer:

    March 8th, 2011 at 3:31 pm

    Will it be behind the paywall? If so, it won’t be very interesting to the rest of us.

  2. zen:

    March 8th, 2011 at 4:59 pm

    I do not know. The winning results I expect will be released but the competition itself might be behind the wall. Or not if they choose to make this a traffic driver and are pairing with institutions who want it out there. I will ask for you, Cheryl.