KAMAL SIDDIQUI is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Management at Monash University. A former civil servant, he currently teaches diplomacy and the contemporary world. As Economic and Commercial Minister in the Bangladesh Embassy in China for three years and as Principal Secretary and Secretary in the Prime Minister s Office in Bangladesh for nine years, Dr. Siddiqui has attained hands-on experience in bilateral, multilateral and summit diplomacy and in international negotiations. He has also published a large number of books and articles both in Bangladesh and abroad.