Five things we learned from the 2012 Warc Prize for Asian Strategy

This article summarises the big themes that came out of the 2012 Warc Prize for Asian Strategy. The first, as demonstrated by the Prize Winner, was that simplicity rules.

Five things we learned from the 2012 Warc Prize for Asian Strategy

David TiltmanWarc

In 2012, the Warc Prize for Asian Strategy returned for its second year. We raised the prize fund to $7,000, and split that between a $5,000 main prize and a $2,000 prize for the best low-budget entry.

The prize brought in 160 entries, of which 32 were shortlisted. Of these, 16 were named as highly commended or winners. More analysis of the entries is available here.

So what were the big themes that emerged from last year's prize. Here are five (completely subjective)...

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