The Atlantic Treaty Association is proud to announce its participation in the first ever Wikistrat International Grand Strategy Competition. 35 elite teams representing leading academic institutions from around the world will participate in the first ever wiki-based international grand strategy competition.

Managed by former Pentagon strategist Dr. Thomas PM Barnett, this competition will provide participants with the opportunity to test their skills with their global counterparts and network within that community while competing for the $10,000 grand prize. Other teams include Institute for World Politics, Columbia University, London School of Economics, Johns Hopkins, Oxford University, Indian Institute of Technology, UK Defense Forum, King’s College, Yale and Finance University of Russia. The ATA is the only Brussels based Institution that is participating to the competition. This initiative is part of the ATA Atlantic Programme.
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 recognize 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.
“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.” Joel Zamel, CEO of Wikistrat and former collaborator of YATA activities, said.