Dr. Ling Shengli is the Associate Professor of Institute of International Relations, China Foreign Affairs University (CFAU). He also serves as the Secretary-general of Center for International Security Studies, CFAU. His major research fields include U.S. Foreign Policy, China Foreign Policy, Asia-Pacific Security and Strategy Studies. He has published extensively in academic journals such as World Economics and Politics, Journal of Contemporary Asia-Pacific Studies, Foreign Affairs Review, Quarterly Journal of International Politics and Fudan American Review. His latest book is Divide to Triumph: Strategy of the United States during the Cold War (2015). The courses he teaches include Strategy of Great Powers, Cold War History, U.S Foreign Policy, Introduction to International Relations, and Research Design and Methods.