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Joseph Torigian is an Associate Professor at the School of International Service, American University, and a Center Associate at the Lieberthal-Rogel Center for Chinese Studies, University of Michigan. His research examines authoritarian regime politics through historical analysis of China and Russia.
Education:
- PhD from MIT
- BA from University of Michigan
Research Focus: Torigian investigates how authoritarian leaders manage elite power struggles and external threats using primary sources, rare books, and interviews. His work spans elite coercion tactics after Stalin/Mao, Xi Zhongxun's political legacy, and Cold War nuclear industrial complexes. Current projects analyze Soviet-Chinese military-industrial development with emphasis on civil-military dynamics and grand strategy formulation.
Scientific Recognition:
- Financial Times Book of the Summer (2025)
- Economist Best Book of the Year (2025)
- Stanton Nuclear Security Fellowship
- Fulbright Scholarship
Academic Engagement: Torigian advises doctoral candidates through SIS-899 Dissertation courses and has received research funding from MIT's Center for International Studies, Stanford CISAC, and FLAS programs. His media commentary appears in BBC, New York Times, and Foreign Affairs, including a 2023 Dharamsala interview with the Dalai Lama regarding Xi Zhongxun.
Research Network: He maintains active collaborations with Princeton-Harvard's China and the World Program, Council on Foreign Relations, and Stanford's Hoover History Lab while contributing to Cold War nuclear studies through primary source analysis.
