Wu Riqiang is a professor at the Department of International Relations, Tsinghua University. He received his Ph.D. in political science from Tsinghua University, China, in 2012. Prior to that, he worked for six years at the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation as a missile engineer. He previously held visiting fellowships at Harvard University, Dartmouth College, Stanford University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He received his M.Sc. and B.E. from Harbin Institute of Technology, China. His research combines natural and social science approaches, with a focus on nuclear arms control, space security, and U.S.-China strategic stability.
Selected Publications
Wu Riqiang, “Assessing China-U.S. Inadvertent Nuclear Escalation,” International Security, Vol. 46, No. 3 (Winter 2021), pp. 128–162, https://doi.org/10.1162/isec_a_00428.
Wu Riqiang, “Living with Uncertainty: Modeling China’s Nuclear Survivability,” International Security, Vol. 44, No. 4 (Spring 2020), pp. 84–118, https://doi.org/10.1162/isec_a_00376.
Wu Riqiang, “China’s Anxiety About US Missile Defence: A Solution,” Survival, Vol. 55, No. 5 (2013), pp. 29–52, https://doi.org/10.1080/00396338.2013.841803.
Wu Riqiang, “Certainty of Uncertainty: Nuclear Strategy with Chinese Characteristics,” Journal of Strategic Studies, Vol. 36, No. 4 (2013), pp. 579–614, https://doi.org/10.1080/01402390.2013.772510.
Wu Riqiang, “Survivability of China’s Sea-Based Nuclear Forces,” Science & Global Security, Vol. 19, No. 2 (2011), pp. 91–120, https://doi.org/10.1080/08929882.2011.586312.
