in partnership with the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy

Foreign Affairs and the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy want to give tomorrow's leaders the opportunity to demonstrate innovative thinking on the issues that shape their world. 

In the 2017 Student Essay Competition, a panel from the Foreign Affairs editorial staff and the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy will select one undergraduate's essay to be published on the Foreign Affairs Web site.

Selection committee includes:

• Gideon Rose, Editor and Peter G. Peterson Chair, Foreign Affairs
• Justin Vogt, Deputy Managing Editor, Foreign Affairs
• Yuen Foong Khong, Li Ka Shing Professor of Political Science, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy

ESSAY TOPIC
Does populism pose a threat to the international order? Why or why not, and what can be done about it?

WRITING GUIDELINES
Submissions should be between 1,200 and 1,500 words. All quotations or uncommon facts should be appropriately cited. Entries must be original, unpublished work written by the contestant.

ELIGIBILITY & DEADLINE
Deadline has passed.

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