Foreword.(Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Strategy Essay Competition winners)(Brief Article)

It is an honor to introduce the winning entries in the 19th annual Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Strategy Essay Competition. One principal benefit of professional military education is the opportunity, even the necessity, to think innovatively--not only in matters of parochial, tactical relevance, but also in matters of joint, strategic importance. As in the past, students representing the service colleges as well as the constituent colleges of the National Defense University have researched and written creative, persuasive, and significant essays on issues of national security that intrigued them.

It should be no surprise that first prize went to a military …