Mailed fists and velvet gloves the relevance of smart power to Singapore's evolving defence and foreign policy/

TAN See Seng

Mailed fists and velvet gloves the relevance of smart power to Singapore's evolving defence and foreign policy/ See Seng Tan - 2015

This paper argues that this quintessentialy American idea, with qualifications, speaks to Singapore's pragmatic foreign policy and its defence establishment's aim of securing the nation through deterrence and diplomacy. This paper has sought to show Singapore's manifold constraints have made its policymakers all the more conscious of the need to get policy right


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