$15,000 - First Prize
$10,000 - Second Prize
$5,000 - Third Prize
$1,000 - 5 Honorable Mentions

Maximum Length: 3,500 words

Topic: Leaders at the highest levels now speak of a "new kind of war." This development should spark a debate: Have the principles of war changed? How are they changing? Or do they remain valid?

Open to: All interested individuals

Published: Proceedings (first-, second-, and third-prize winners)

Deadline: 1 February

Cosponsors: U.S. Naval Institute, Johns Hopkins University, and Royal Uniformed Services Institute working in partnership with National Defense University, Army War College, Air Force War College, Naval War College, Office of Force Transformation, and the Department of Defense

Direct entries to: principlesessay@navalinstitute.org or submit by mail following the Essay Contest Guidelines

Web address: http://www.usni.org/contests/contests.html#list

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