Viktor M. Stoll, Ph.D.
Associate Professor College of Maritime Operational Warfare
Biography
A historian of empires and colonialism, Dr. Stoll completed his Ph.D. at Cambridge under the supervision of Prof. Sir Christopher Clark. His dissertation examined Great Power imperial competition, colonial governmentality, and the professionalization of the social sciences (ca. 1878-1926) in the British and German colonial empires. His current projects include a global history of fortifications over the longue durée and an examination of the transimperial intersections of imperial aggrandizement, frontier militarism, social psychology during the Boxer Rebellion (1899-1901). In the past, he has served in a variety of military intelligence, war planner, strategist and irregular warfare assignments.
Contact Information
Areas of Expertise
- Europe
- Geopolitics
- Irregular Warfare
Professional Highlights
Adjunct Professor, College of Distance Education, U.S. Naval War College, Newport, RI
Research Fellow, Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, Honolulu, HI
Research Consultant, Dept. of Political Science, Yale University, New Haven, CT
Education
Ph.D., University of Cambridge, 2025, History
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