TY - BOOK AU - TAN See Seng TI - Mailed fists and velvet gloves : the relevance of smart power to Singapore's evolving defence and foreign policy PY - 2015/// KW - SINGAPORE KW - SMART POWER KW - POLICY?UNAUTHORIZED KW - LEADERSHIP N2 - 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 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01402390.2014.1002909 ER -