Title: Perspectives on the security of Singapore : the first 50 years /
Authors: Desker, Barry; Ang, Cheng Guan; Ang, Cheng Guan.
Year: 2016
Subjects: National security Singapore.
Abstract: "[This book] explores the security of Singapore in the last 50 years and its possible trajectories into the future. This volume brings together the diverse perspectives of a team of academics with different expertise, ranging from history to political science to security studies with a common interest in Singapore. The book is further boosted by the recollections of key civil servants involved with foreign affairs and defence, such as S R Nathan, Peter Ho, Bilahari Kausikan and Philip Yeo"--
Contents: Part 1: Singapore's conception of security / Ang Cheng Guan -- National security and Singapore: an assessment / Norman Vasu and Bernard Loo -- Deliquescent security threats: Singapore in the era of hyper-globalisation / Alan Chong -- Singapore and global governance: free-rider or responsible stakeholder? / Tan See Seng -- The challenge of strategic intelligence for the Singapore armed forces / Kwa Chong Guan -- Desecuritisation and after desecuritisation: the water issue in Singapore-Malaysia relations / Joey Long -- Singapore's security in the context of Singapore-Malaysia-Indonesia relations / Bilveer Singh -- Singapore's relations with Malaysia and Indonesia / Theophilus Kwek and Joseph Chinyong Liow) -- International missions of the Singapore armed forces: how far would you go? / Katie Tan and Ong Wei Chong -- Why the FPDA still matters to Singapore / Ralf Emmers -- ASEAN and Singapore / Mely Caballero-Anthony -- Singapore and the great powers in a changing world / Khong Yuen Foong -- Securing Singapore from international terrorism / Rohan Gunaratna -- Religious diversity/harmony / Mohammad Alami Musa -- Part 2: Personal reminiscences -- Safeguarding Singapore's security: defence and diplomacy / S.R. Nathan -- Organising for national security: the Singapore experience / Peter Ho -- Pragmatic adaptation, not grand strategy, shaped Singapore foreign policy / Rilahari Kausikan -- Dr Goh Keng Swee and the building of Singapore's defence industrial capability / Philip Yeo -- A concluding note: strategic certainties facing Singapore in 2065 / Barry Desker.