Realism and Interdependence in Singapore's Foreign Policy

ISBN-13: 9780415446747 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 180 str.

Narayanan Ganesan;Narayanan Ganesan

Opis

Singapore’s existence and success derive in part from its achievements in the domestic political arena and in part from the skilful management of a well-defined foreign policy with clearly identifiable goals and issues. A visible core of realist self-reliance is layered with the demands of a competitive trading state that requires a liberal international trading regime. Hence, both competitive and cooperative philosophies support Singapore’s foreign policy.

This text charts the philosophical underpinning of Singapore’s foreign policy output and the institutions responsible for it and examines the importance of economic and defence diplomacy that are central to Singapore’s foreign policy output. It gives particular attention to the two most important regional bilateral relationships -- with Indonesia and Malaysia -- and how relations with its adjacent neighbours have influenced Singapore’s foreign policy. Combining first-hand research with excellent analysis, this volume provides a much-needed report on the survival of a small state in the globalizing world.

Recenzje

'The book is well organized and well researched...a splendid book.' - Contemporary Southeast Asia

Spis treści

Acknowledgement  1. Introduction  2. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Policy Principles and Policy Arena  3. Singapore's Early Policy Output, 1965-68  4. Singapore's Cold War and Post-Cold War Policy Output  5. Important Regional Bilateral Relationships: Malaysia  6. Important Regional Bilateral Relationships: Indonesia  7. Economic and Defence Diplomacy  8. Conclusion  Appendices  Notes  Bibliography

O autorze

Narayanan Ganesan is associate professor at the Hiroshima Peace Institute in Japan. He has taught and published widely in Southeast Asian politics and foreign policy, and was previously at the department of political science at the National University of Singapore.