Bates Gill (/be?ts g?l/, Chinese: ???, born 1959) is an expert on Chinese foreign policy and a former Director of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).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 Chinese foreign and security policy, U.S.-China relations, and the U.S.