Yu Tiejun is a professor at Peking University's School of International Studies and president of the university's Institute of International and Strategic Studies (IISS, PKU). He was a Fulbright visiting scholar at MIT's security studies program (2018-19) and visiting scholar at Stanford University and Harvard University (2005-06) and studied at the University of Tokyo (1998-2000). Yu is executive editor in chief of China International Strategy Review and has written extensively on international security, East Asian international relations, and China's foreign and defense policy. He was awarded Peking University's Excellent Teaching Award and Distinguished Research Award in 2010 and 2017, respectively. Yu received his BA, MA, and PhD from Peking University.