Prof. Zhu Feng is the Dean and Professor of the School of International Studies and Executive Director of the Collaborative Innovation Center of South China Sea Studies at Nanjing University. He also serves as Vice Chair of the National Association of International Relations Studies and Vice Chair of the National Association of Japanese Studies. Previously, he served as a professor and Deputy Director of the Institute of International Strategic Studies at Peking University. He is an expert and writes extensively on regional security in East Asia, the nuclear issue in North Korea, China-U.S. military and diplomatic relations, and maritime security dynamics. As a leading Chinese security expert, Prof. Zhu has written several books, including America, China and the Struggle for World Order: Ideas, Traditions, Historical Legacies, and Global Visions (Palgrave MacMillan, 2015), China-Japan Security Cooperation and Defense Communication: The Past, Present, and Future (eds. Aiji Press, 2011), China’s Ascent: Power, Security, and the Future of International Politics (eds. Cornell University Press, 2008), and International Relations Theory and East Asian Security (China Renmin University Press, 2007). Prof. Zhu received his undergraduate degree from the Department of International Politics at Peking University and his Ph.D. from Peking University.