Paul Monk received his PhD in international relations from the Australian National University. His first book Truth and Power was published in 1990. He then worked for six years for the Defence Intelligence Organisation on East Asia, becoming head of China analysis and chairman of the interagency working groups on Korea and China. He has also been Research Associate at the School of Asian Studies at Latrobe University. He is a widely published commentator on public affairs, writing regularly for major national media such as The Australian and Quadrant, and the Australian Financial Review. (Source : http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/author.asp?id=4278 )
