Dr. WANG Zhen, professor of international studies at the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences (SASS), is currently director of the Security Studies Program at the SASS Institute of China Studies. He received his Ph.D. in international politics from the Shanghai International Studies University (SISU), M.A. in world history from SASS, and B.A. in history from the He’nan Normal University. He was an exchange scholar at the Tel Aviv University, Israel during 2005-2006.

Focusing on international security, China’s foreign policy, Middle East studies, etc., Mr. Wang has published numerous papers in leading Chinese journals as International Politics Quarterly, Contemporary International Relations, Journal of Social Sciences, and World Affairs. He is the author of The U.S. Nuclear Non-Proliferation Policy during the Transformation Period of the Cold War (Beijing, 2013). Dr. WANG is reachable at: wangzhen211@sass.org.cn  or  wangzhen211@aliyun.com .