Great Power Competition in Small States: The Case of Singapore/
IAN Chong Ja
Great Power Competition in Small States: The Case of Singapore/ Chong Ja Ian - 2025
As a smaller actor in world affairs, Singapore perhaps feels the ups and down in major power relations more than most. Singapore historically benefitted from acting as a conduit for commercial interest among major powers, even before its establishment as a nation state. Singapore must now navigate these more complicated new circumstances, but policy inertia and the cost of adjustment may limit its ability to undertake such shifts.
SINGAPORE
GREAT POWER COMPETITION
Great Power Competition in Small States: The Case of Singapore/ Chong Ja Ian - 2025
As a smaller actor in world affairs, Singapore perhaps feels the ups and down in major power relations more than most. Singapore historically benefitted from acting as a conduit for commercial interest among major powers, even before its establishment as a nation state. Singapore must now navigate these more complicated new circumstances, but policy inertia and the cost of adjustment may limit its ability to undertake such shifts.
SINGAPORE
GREAT POWER COMPETITION