Singapore's Grand Strategy

New insight into the defense history of Singapore.

Even small states can have grand strategies. Singapore, despite its poor natural resource endowment, small population, and size, has often been described as punching above its weight in international affairs. Part of this stems from the way Singapore strategically integrates the different diplomatic, political, and defense-oriented tools at its disposal. To explore this, Singapore's Grand Strategy offers a fresh and useful diplomatic, defense, and security history of Singapore, from its independence in 1965 through today's period of strategic realignment.

Most previous studies of grand strategy have focused on super- or at least middle powers, but this book presents an important contribution to international relations and strategic studies by showing how the concept can help explain the strategic posture and achievements of small states as well. Moreover, he brings a historian's perspective to a subject usually tackled by political scientists. The result will be useful and important for scholars in these fields.

Author: Cheng Guan Ang
Publisher: National University of Singapore Press
Published: 08/04/2023
Pages: 232
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
ISBN13: 9789813252233
ISBN10: 9813252235
BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | International Relations | Diplomacy
- History | Asia | Southeast Asia
- History | Military | Strategy

About the Author
Ang Cheng Guan is professor of the international history of Southeast Asia at the Nanyang Technological University.