The Janne Nolan Prize
for Best Article on National Security/International Affairs
Janne Nolan Prize 2020 Winners Announced
The Henry A. Kissinger Center for Global Affairs at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) is proud to announce, in conjunction with the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and Texas National Security Review, the 2020 Janne Nolan Prize winners for the best article on national security/international affairs.
Janne Nolan Prize Winner (award of $5,000)
• Jane Vaynman, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Temple University
Janne Nolan Prize Runners-up (awards of $2,500)
• John Emery, Stanton Nuclear Security Fellow at Stanford University
• Saher Naumaan, Threat Intelligence Analyst at BAE Systems
Special Recognition (awards of $1,500)
• Emma Campbell-Mohn, PhD student at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Suzanne Freeman, PhD student at Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Special Recognition for undergraduate submissions (awards of $500)
• Sruthi Katakam, Johns Hopkins University
• Brooke Lennox, University of Michigan
FSF Fellows reflections on the Janne Nolan Prize
“It is truly an honor to be selected as a runner-up for the Janne Nolan prize alongside this group of amazing emerging scholars. As a person who has always tried to prioritize issues of ethics and morality in my work on technology and national security, to receive an award with Janne Nolan's namesake is particularly inspiring.... I am excited for the opportunity to workshop my paper with such a distinguished panel of senior scholars.”
— John Emery, Runner-Up
“It is an honor to receive special recognition for the Janne Nolan Prize. Her life and experience is an inspiration to all. Thank you to the Kissinger Center for creating this award in her honor.”
— Emma Campbell-Mohn, Special Recognition
“I am honored to have received special recognition from the Janne Nolan Prize committee for my work. I am grateful to the Future Strategy Forum, Kissinger Center, CSIS, and the Texas National Security Review for making this opportunity possible and elevating my work along with other excellent scholars!”
— Suzanne Freeman, Special Recognition
About the Competition:
As part of the 2020 Future Strategy Forum, the Henry A. Kissinger Center for Global Affairs, in cooperation with CSIS and the Texas National Security Review, will offer prizes to the best new scholarship from early career scholars in national and international security. Up to three articles – a first prize ($5,000) and two honorable mentions ($2,500) – will be selected.
In addition, each draft manuscript will be eligible to be workshopped by a group of five senior scholars: Frank Gavin, Kathleen Hicks, Keren Yarhi-Milo, Jim Steinberg, and a scholar/policymaker selected from a list presented by the winner. The articles will be selected by the Kissinger Center, in consultation with the senior scholars, select members of the FSF junior scholar committee, and the editorial staff of TNSR.
Each winning scholar will be required to submit their essay first to the Texas National Security Review; although publication will be dependent upon double blind peer review, the process will be expedited.