The Andrew W. Marshall Foundation Launches Scholar Program

February 4, 2021


AWMF Designates the Center for Defense Concepts and Technology at Hudson Institute as the First Host of the Andrew W. Marshall Scholar


Jaffrey, NH – The Andrew W. Marshall Foundation (AWMF) has launched the Andrew W. Marshall Scholar program. Its first scholar is hosted by Hudson Institute’s Center for Defense Concepts and Technology.

The Andrew W. Marshall Scholar will author a study that reflects Andrew Marshall’s approach to long-term, strategic thinking, and in particular, the comparative, diagnostic practice of net assessment: an analytical approach that explores the state of military competitions, the trends and asymmetries that define them, the strategic challenges competitors face, and the strategic management opportunities they have to improve their positions. Scholars may propose topics exploring the enduring characteristics and capabilities of U.S. competitors, as well as asymmetries that may provide opportunities for U.S. competitive advantage.

“The Andrew W. Marshall Foundation is pleased to select Hudson Institute’s Center for Defense Concepts and Technology as the first host of the Andrew W. Marshall Scholar program,” Jaymie A. Durnan, Chairman of the Foundation, said. “The intention of this program is to honor Andy Marshall’s legacy and uphold his analytic tradition. This program will support scholars with great intellectual curiosity and potential to explore important facets of U.S. strategic competitions.”

Established in July 2020, Hudson Institute’s Center for Defense Concepts and Technology examines the evolving field of military competition and the implications of emerging technologies for defense strategy, military operations, capability development, and acquisition.

“The intention of this program is to honor Andy Marshall’s legacy and uphold his analytic tradition. This program will support scholars with great intellectual curiosity and potential to explore important facets of U.S. strategic competitions.”
— Jaymie A. Durnan, AWMF Chairman

Hudson Institute has selected Arthur Tellis as the inaugural Andrew W. Marshall Scholar. Mr. Tellis’s study will focus on the economic dimensions of the strategic competition between the United States and the People’s Republic of China.

“We are extremely happy to host the Andrew W. Marshall Scholar program at the Hudson Center for Defense Concepts and Technology,” said Bryan Clark, director of the Center for Defense Concepts and Technology. “Net assessment, which Andrew Marshall pioneered, is a technique we believe will be essential to gaining advantage against the United States’ current peer competitors in what is likely to be a fiscally constrained environment. We are looking forward to Marshall scholars advancing the art and science of net assessment.”

The Andrew W. Marshall Foundation was established by Andrew W. Marshall and Jaymie A. Durnan. AWMF’s mission is to find and foster new voices who boldly cross disciplinary boundaries and experiment with new analytical methods to address the strategic questions facing the United States over the coming decades. In keeping with this mission, AWMF defines its programs as experiments. In January 2021, AWMF announced the Andrew W. Marshall Fellow program, which gives an extraordinary thinker the opportunity to research and write on a topic of deep importance to the long-term security of the United States over one to two years in residence at a host institution. AWMF will be announcing additional experiments for 2021 in the coming months.

Net assessment, which Andrew Marshall pioneered, is a technique we believe will be essential to gaining advantage against the United States’ current peer competitors in what is likely to be a fiscally constrained environment. We are looking forward to Marshall scholars advancing the art and science of net assessment.”
— Bryan Clark, Hudson Institute

Andrew W. Marshall (1921-2019) dedicated his life to rigorous analysis, the development of the best minds, and the defense of the United States. His career spanned more than seven decades, including 25 years at the RAND Corporation and more than 40 years as the Director of Net Assessment in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. During this time, Marshall committed his energy to guiding innovative analytic work that served senior leaders in confronting the Soviet Union, adapting to changes in the character of warfare, and recognizing the growing importance of the Asia-Pacific region to U.S. defense planning.


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