Bates Gill
| Bates Gill | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1959 United States |
| Occupation | Political analyst, author |
| Nationality |
 United States
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| Education |
B.A. Political Science, Albion College, Michigan M.A. Foreign Affairs, Ph.D., University of Virginia, Charlottesville |
Dr. Bates Gill (/beɪts gɪl/,Chinese: 季北慈, born 1959) is an American expert on Chinese foreign policy and a former Director of the (SIPRI).
Dr Gill has a long record of research and publication on both international and regional security issues. These include arms control, non-proliferation, peacekeeping and military-technical development—and all mainly with regard to China and the Asia-Pacific region. In recent years his work has broadened to encompass other contemporary security-related trends including multilateral security organizations, the impact of domestic politics and development on the foreign policies of states, and the nexus of public health and security. Currently his work focuses on US foreign policy in Asia.
In March 2012, Dr Gill was appointed as the chief executive officer of the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney. Through teaching, study and internship abroad, research, and public outreach, the USSC seeks to raise awareness and understanding about America in Australia and around the globe, and aims to become one of the world's leading centers for the study of the United States.
Gill received his Ph.D in Foreign Affairs from the Woodrow Wilson Department of Government and Foreign Affairs at the University of Virginia, Charlottesville in 1991. His thesis investigated the role of weapons transfer in forming the foreign policy of China and was entitled "Fire of the Dragon: Arms Transfers in Chinese Security Policy". He received his B.A from Albion College, Michigan with a double major in Political Science and French. He is fluent in Chinese, English, and French.
Prior to his appointment as the chief executive officer of the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney in 2012, Gill held the post of SIPRI Director, a position he held for five years. Before being named SIPRI Director in 2007, Gill held the Freeman Chair in China Studies at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C from 2002. He served as a Senior Fellow in Foreign Policy Studies and inaugural Director of the Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C., from 1998 to 2002.
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