| Singapore's Foreign Policy: The Search for Regional Order Contributor(s): Acharya, Amitav (Author) |
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ISBN: 9812708596 ISBN-13: 9789812708595 Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $78.85 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - Diplomacy - Political Science | Public Policy - General |
| Dewey: 327.595 |
| LCCN: 2007042804 |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 6.21" W x 9.28" (1.18 lbs) 216 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |