The Evolution of Singapore's Foreign Policy: Challenges of Change
Paper presented to the Conference on “The Political Economy of Foreign Policy in Southeast Asia”, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, October 29–November 1, 1992. The author would like to acknowledge helpful discussions on the theme of the paper with Mr S. Rajaratnam, Singapore's first Foreign Minister and a former Deputy Prime Minister; Mr Peter Chan Jer Hing, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore; Professor Chan Heng Chee, Director of Singapore International Foundation; and Dr N. Ganesan of the Department of Political Science, National University of Singapore.
The following sections are included:
Introduction
Realism and Survival
National Capacity and Foreign Policy Decision-Making
The Changing Context
Moving Beyond Survival
Conclusion
