Bates Gill

Who is Bates Gill?

Dr. Bates Gill is an expert on Chinese foreign policy and a former Director of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.

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 Asia. 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.

In March 2012, Dr Gill was appointed as the chief executive officer of the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney.