Dr. Wu Baiyi is Professor of International Relations and Director-General, Institute of European Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS). He is also advisory board member, senior fellow of Chinese research institutions, including the Contingency Management Expert Group of the State Council, Institute of World Development and Institute of Ecological Economics at CDR of China, China Reform Forum, China Foundation for International and Strategic Studies, National Security Policy Research Committee of China Society of Policy Studies, etc.  Since joining the academic community in the early 1990s, he has developed a broad interest in strategic and international security studies.