
Singapore's Foreign Policy : The Search for Regional Order.
Title:
Singapore's Foreign Policy : The Search for Regional Order.
Author:
Acharya, Amitav.
ISBN:
9789812770349
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (216 pages)
Contents:
Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: Rethinking Singapore's Foreign Policy -- Conclusion -- Part I: FOUNDATIONS -- 1. The Evolution of Singapore's Foreign Policy: Challenges of Change -- Introduction -- Realism and Survival -- National Capacity and Foreign Policy Decision-Making -- The Changing Context -- Moving Beyond Survival -- Conclusion -- 2. The Economic Foundations of Singapore's Security: From Globalism to Regionalism? -- Globalization of Singapore's Economy -- The Security Motives Underlying Globalization -- External security -- Internal security -- Pressures for Regionalization: The Threat of Increased Protectionism -- Doubts about long-term viability of the globalization strategy -- The end of the Cold War -- Expanding economic opportunities in the region -- Regionalization and Its Limits -- Conclusion -- Part II: ADAPTATIONS -- 3. Diplomacy in Hard Times: Singapore Confronts Global Terrorism and Regional Regression -- Introduction -- Responding to September 11: Realpolitik with Reason -- Regionalism and Inter-regionalism: Engagement with Interest -- Conclusion -- 4. Waging the War on Terror: Singapore's Responses and Dilemmas -- Introduction -- Singapore's Anti-terror Efforts -- Homeland security -- Bilateral cooperation -- Multilateral and regional measures against terrorism -- The War Over Iraq -- 5. Singapore and Southeast Asia in a Fast-changing Landscape: Coping with the Rise of China and India -- Facing the Rise of China and India -- The Balance of Power Imperative -- Functionalism and Economic Interdependence -- Restoring Good Neighborliness -- The Multilateral Imperative: Ideas, Identity and Institution-Building -- Conclusion: Survival Through Socialization -- Appendix.
1. Statement of H. E. S. Rajaratnam, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Singapore, at the Opening Ceremony of the Inaugural Meeting of the Foreign Ministers of ASEAN, Bangkok, August 8, 1967 -- 2. Address by S. Rajaratnam to the Singapore Press Club, February 6, 1972, "Singapore: Global City" -- Global Cities Interlinked -- 3. Talk by Mr S. Dhanabalan, Minister for Foreign Affairs, at the NUS Forum at Lecture Theatre No. 11, Singapore, November 27, 1981 -- New Realities -- New Challenges -- New Rules-of-the-Game -- New Directions -- ASEAN's Achievement -- Criticisms -- Power and Interdependence -- 4. Speech by Tommy Koh at the School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University, USA, November 18, 1987, "Can Any Country Afford a Moral Foreign Policy?" -- 5. Address by Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew at the 2nd International Institute for Strategic Studies Asia Security Conference, Singapore, Shangri-La Hotel, May 30, 2003, "After Iraq" -- Introduction -- Islamic Extremist Terrorism -- East Asia and North Korea -- Conclusion -- 6. Keynote Speech by Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew at the Official Opening of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore, Shangri-La Hotel, April 4, 2005, "Managing Globalization: Lessons from China and India" -- Introduction -- Renaissance spreads in Asia -- Origins of the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy -- Evolution of my views on China and India -- Comparison of the Chinese and Indian public sector -- Comparison of the Chinese and Indian private sector -- Singapore - More economic interaction with China than with India -- China and India: Studying and Learning from Each Other -- Thickening ties -- What can China and India learn from each other? -- Challenges facing China and India -- Why are the Chinese ahead? -- Caveat -- What Can the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy Offer? -- The School as a neutral venue.
Beyond China, India and Southeast Asia -- 7. Speech by Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew at the 37th Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Lecture, New Delhi, November 21, 2005, "India in an Asian Renaissance" -- Time to Keep the Tryst -- China and India -- Compare and Contrast: India and China -- Walking on Two Legs -- Politics is the Issue -- Imponderables -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Others: -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Index.
Abstract:
The conventional understanding of Singapore's foreign policy can be summarized in three main propositions: first, it is dictated by the imperatives of being a small state; second, its primary purpose is to ensure Singapore's survival, given its small size; and third, this logic of survival dictates a realpolitik approach to foreign policy and national security. This book argues that an exclusively realist view of Singapore's foreign policy is inadequate. Singapore's foreign policy is also shaped by the positive effects of economic interdependence and regional institution-building - instruments that realists tend to dismiss, but which Singapore has self-consciously tried to promote as instruments of regional order. The book first looks at the evolution of Singapore's foreign policy, before analyzing Singapore's international relations and national security in the context of economic growth and terrorism. It concludes with an interesting chapter on the impact of the rise of China and India on the regional landscape. Sample Chapter(s). Introduction: Rethinking Singapore's ForeignPolicy (435 KB). Chapter 1: The Evolution of Singapore's Foreign Policy: Challenges of Change (468 KB). Contents: Introduction: Rethinking Singapore's Foreign Policy; Part I: Foundations: The Evolution of Singapore's Foreign Policy: Challenges of Change; The Economic Foundations of Singapore's Security: From Globalism to Regionalism?; Part II: Adaptations: Diplomacy in Hard Times: Singapore Confronts Global Terrorism and Regional Regression; Waging the War on Terror: Singapore's Responses and Dilemmas; Singapore and Southeast Asia in a Fast-changing Landscape: Coping with the Rise of China and India. Readership: Undergraduates, graduates and academics in foreign policy and international relations; government ministries; general readers interested in Singapore issues.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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