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Small Powers and Trading Security Trading in Paranoia: investigating Singapore’s statist linkages

Small Powers and Trading Security : Trading in Paranoia: investigating Singapore’s statist linkages [Singapore’s rude awakening to independence after its sudden expulsion from the former Malaysian Federation in 1965 led to its transformation as one of the most strategic entrepôts in the world. The country’s limited territorial lands and scarce natural resources, combined with huge per capita income, high population density and complex ethnic mix, gave rise to its modern-day identity as a pragmatic trading state. To ensure its continued survival after gaining independence, the Singaporean government has been relentless in preserving and enhancing its shrinking defense space amid the geographic constraints that continue to threaten this space. The term ‘defense space’ refers to Singapore’s military (hard power) and non-military (soft power) capacity to defend its survival against the backdrop of a deeply-embedded security complex. However, the Hobbesian-like environment in which the country was unexpectedly thrust into has induced a siege mentality and vulnerability fetish among the Singaporean leaders and citizens alike.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Small Powers and Trading Security Trading in Paranoia: investigating Singapore’s statist linkages

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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Copyright
© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
ISBN
978-3-319-38814-4
Pages
99 –132
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-38815-1_4
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Abstract

[Singapore’s rude awakening to independence after its sudden expulsion from the former Malaysian Federation in 1965 led to its transformation as one of the most strategic entrepôts in the world. The country’s limited territorial lands and scarce natural resources, combined with huge per capita income, high population density and complex ethnic mix, gave rise to its modern-day identity as a pragmatic trading state. To ensure its continued survival after gaining independence, the Singaporean government has been relentless in preserving and enhancing its shrinking defense space amid the geographic constraints that continue to threaten this space. The term ‘defense space’ refers to Singapore’s military (hard power) and non-military (soft power) capacity to defend its survival against the backdrop of a deeply-embedded security complex. However, the Hobbesian-like environment in which the country was unexpectedly thrust into has induced a siege mentality and vulnerability fetish among the Singaporean leaders and citizens alike.]

Published: Dec 10, 2016

Keywords: Free Trade; Preferential Trade; ASEAN Member; Security Complex; Singaporean Government

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