LEADER 02670oam 2200625I 450 001 9910450715203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-134-56949-1 010 $a0-203-12951-2 010 $a1-280-32917-3 010 $a0-203-17147-0 010 $a9786610329175 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203129517 035 $a(CKB)1000000000253723 035 $a(EBL)165710 035 $a(OCoLC)559279955 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000246221 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11237224 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000246221 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10181679 035 $a(PQKB)11304250 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC165710 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL165710 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr5001392 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL32917 035 $a(OCoLC)48140090 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000253723 100 $a20180331d2000 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aSingapore's foreign policy $ecoping with vulnerability /$fMichael Leifer 210 1$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2000. 215 $a1 online resource (193 p.) 225 1 $aPolitics in Asia 225 0$aPolitics in Asia series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-23353-4 311 $a0-415-23352-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aBook Cover; Title; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Singapore: the foreign policy of an exceptional state; The battle for sovereignty; Accommodating and transcending regional locale; Singapore and the powers; Driving and suffering the region?; Conclusion: coping with vulnerability; Notes; Index 330 $aIn the years following its traumatic separation from Malaysia, Singapore has risen to become one of the leading economic powers in Southeast Asia. This economic strength has carried it through the recent East Asian economic crisis, as well as providing the resources for an excellent defense capability. Singapore's diplomatic achievements include relationships with countries across Asia and Europe, and ensure its interantional status, Yet, despite this success, Singapore's foreign policy has continued to be influenced by a deep seated sense of its own vulnerability. Politicians from the first p 410 0$aPolitics in Asia series. 607 $aSingapore$xForeign relations 608 $aElectronic books. 676 $a327.5957 700 $aLeifer$b Michael.$0550103 801 0$bFlBoTFG 801 1$bFlBoTFG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910450715203321 996 $aSingapore's foreign policy$92442363 997 $aUNINA