Singapore I. Current National Security Situation

Book Id: WPLBN0000136304
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Reproduction Date: 2008

Title:	Singapore I. Current National Security Situation
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Language:	English
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Excerpt: Strategically, Singapore is an economic link between the industrial and developing countries of East Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. As a small nation-state of about 3 million people heavily dependent on trade, Singapore’s national security is not threatened as much from a single country, but from the disruption of commerce. Singapore’s external trade is more than triple its GDP. The possibility of a war spilling over into Singapore’s SLOCs and territory is a concern, as well as the paramilitary operations of transnational or sub national groupings. Singapore views the Asian-Pacific region as a dynamic one with many uncertainties. The relationships between the United States, China, and Japan are key, and there are many unresolved disputes in Korea, the Spratly’s, and South Asia. Russia and India also influence the security environment. However Singapore’s proximate security concerns stem from the potential for ethnic and cultural strife in neighboring countries, excessive nationalism, and dependence on Malaysia for water and gas. There is also increased piracy and illegal immigration in the adjacent waters, turmoil in Malaysia, and the distinct possibility that internal conflict in Indonesia could eventually upset the ASEAN security balance.

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