The Naval Review has awarded prizes for many years to encourage novel thought and to exercise skills at getting messages across (especially articles from those busy individuals still serving). Over the years we have refined the adjudication process. For those more open categories (ie awards not linked to specific courses) each qualifying article published in the Review’s journal are judged by a selection panel against four criteria: style, clarity, originality of thought and strategic implications (the ‘so what?’ facet of any article). So, a huge congratulation to all the prize winners for 202…