Students From Top Ranked Universities Will Use Wikistrat's Platform to Map the Future

May 9, 2011 - PRLog -- Wikistrat is excited to announce the complete list of competitors participating in the upcoming International Grand Strategy Competition. Teams comprising of PHD and masters students from elite international schools, as well as emerging experts from internationally renowned think tanks, will compete this June in the online wiki-based International Grand Strategy Competition, managed by former Pentagon strategist, and Wikistrat Chief Analyst, Dr. Thomas P.M. Barnett.

Students from elite institutions including Oxford University, the University of Cambridge, King’s College of London, Yale University, Columbia University, Georgetown University, Johns Hopkins University, New York University and Tel Aviv University- international universities that educate tomorrow’s entrepreneurs, politicians, military leaders and innovators- will all compete for the $10,000 grand prize.

They’ll be joined by teams from the Center for Strategic and International Studies, the UK Defense Forum, the Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies, NATO’s Atlantic Treaty Association, the Institute for World Politics, the US Air Force, University College of London, Aberystwyth University, the Indian Institute of Technology, Ohio State University, Ohio University, Texas A&M University, the University of Texas at Austin, the American Military University, Mercyhurst University, the Patterson School of Diplomacy and International Commerce at Kentucky University, the University of Pennsylvania, Claremont Graduate University, the Finance University of Russia, the School of Oriental and African Studies, Osaka University and Nanyang Technological University.

“As the world finds itself in a time of unprecedented change, from the geopolitical turbulence shaking the Middle East with the Arab 2.0 revolutions and the death of Bin-Laden, to the continued growth of emerging economic pillars in the East despite global economic challenges, 2011 presents a fitting time for a revolution in global strategic thinking,” said CEO Joel Zamel. “Utilizing a uniquely interactive Web 2.0 approach that allows for collaboration among experts, Wikistrat is leading the way in revolutionizing the way we conduct geopolitical analysis. We are very excited about the opportunity to expose hundreds of strategic analysts from around the world to Wikistrat’s unique methodology.”

Using Wikistrat’s innovative and interactive model, the teams- each representing a country- will formulate strategies on five issues: global energy security; global economic rebalancing; international terrorism; the Sino-American relationship; and nuclear proliferation in the Middle East. Teams will create pages of content on the wiki and scores will be tallied each week based on each team’s depth of analysis.

The high caliber of the participants has attracted the attention of corporate sponsors and Wikistrat is currently finalizing sponsorships agreements with firms who realize the recruiting potential of the Competition. Corporations looking to identify the brightest emerging analytic talent will observe the Competition as it unfolds, watching the next generation of geopolitical strategists in action.

Zamel is eager to see how the participants will adapt to Wikistrat’s model and use it to their advantage: “Wikistrat is giving tomorrow's leaders a unique opportunity and I’m excited to see how these elite competitors will utilize our innovative model to map the future and provide fresh perspectives on the world's biggest challenges.”

Complete details of the competition are available at http://about.wikistrat.com/competition-media/.

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