Bates Gill (/beɪts gɪl/,[3] Chinese: 季北慈) is an American international relations scholar specialized in Chinese foreign policy and politics, currently serving as executive director of Asia Society's Center for China Analysis.
[4][5][2] Gill's research has focused on arms control, non-proliferation, peacekeeping and military-technical development related to China and the Asia-Pacific region.
Before his current role, he was Professor and chair in the Department of Security Studies and Criminology at Macquarie University.
He was previously the chief executive officer of the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney (2012–2015).
In 2013, he received the Royal Order of the Commander of the Polar Star, the highest award bestowed upon foreigners by the Swedish monarch, for his services to Sweden.