WU Riqiang is a Professor of International Relations at Tsinghua University, China. His research combines political and technical approaches, focusing on nuclear arms control, space security, and emerging technologies. Previously, he taught at Renmin University of China and worked at the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation as a missile engineer. He held visiting fellowships at Harvard University, Dartmouth College, Stanford University, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He got his Ph.D. in political science from Tsinghua University, and M.Sc. and B.E. both from Harbin Institute of Technology.