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Trench Gascoigne Essay Prize

The Trench Gascoigne Essay Prize, the Royal United Services Institute’s annual competition awarded for original writing on contemporary issues of national and international defence and security issues, is now open for 2012.

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 on defence and security. Previous winners have discussed the challenge of integrating civilian and military efforts in stabilisation operations, an assessment of the methodology of modern insurgents and redefining warfare.

The competition is open to authors of any nationality and entries are particularly welcome from - but not exclusive to - members of the Armed Forces. One or more prizes within a total of £1,000 may be awarded.

Stephanie Meulenbelt was awarded first prize and £500.00 for her essay.  She is a criminology and international law Master's degree in International Law and World Order from the University of Reading. She is at present based in the Netherlands and has Swiss Citizenship.

Details on the competition rules and requirements are available here.

The winning essay was published in the RUSI Journal. Awards are made on the basis of originality, logical argument, sound analysis, style, clarity and conciseness.

Details on the competition rules and requirements are available here.

For further information please contact the Competition Manager, Michael Codner, Senior Research Fellow and Director of Military Sciences, RUSI, at codner@rusi.org

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