TY - BOOK AU - MATTHEWS Ron AU - ZHANG Yan Nellie TI - Small country "total defence": a case study of Singapore PY - 2007/// KW - SINGAPORE KW - DEFENCE POLICY N2 - Despite its tiny size (699 Sq Km) Singapore has evolved a set of defence principles that make it a "poisoned shrimp" i.e., indigestible without suffering severe consequences. This paper sets out the components of total defence and explains how Singapore has been so successful in achieving its defence aims ER -