TY - BOOK AU - MAHIZHNAN Arun (ed.) TI - Singapore: the year in review: 1997 SN - 9812101276 (pbk.): PY - 1998/// CY - Singapore PB - Times Academic Press KW - DEFENCE POLICY KW - ECONOMY KW - FOREIGN POLICY KW - POLITICS KW - SINGAPORE N2 - Collection of papers presented at a conference organized by the Institute of Policy Studies. Arranged in 4 parts covering: the economy, political and social issues, foreign affairs, and a discussion on changing mindsets. Chapter 6 "A multiplicity of approaches to foreign and defence policy" by Derek da Cunha highlights the strained ties with Malaysia, Singapores invlovement in ASEAN and the difficulties faced by a city state with large neighbours which are experiencing a rise in nationalism ER -