US-Singapore Relations, 1965-1975 : Strategic Non-alignment in the Cold War

Daniel Wei Boon Chua

ISBN 10: 9814722324 / ISBN 13: 9789814722322

Edité par NUS Press, 2017

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nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - At the height of the Cold War in Southeast Asia, the foreign relations between the United States and Singapore demonstrated the interplay between America's strategy of containment and Singapore's efforts at a non-aligned foreign policy. But there is a deeper story. American involvement in the Vietnam War not only held back the spread of communism in Southeast Asia, but also catalysed economic and strategic cooperation between the United States and Singapore. The author argues that Singapore might not have achieved its success so rapidly without the support of the US.As the war in Vietnam raged on, Singapore became a critical refueling point, also providing ship and aircraft repair for the US military. Commercial and strategic support from the United States lifted Singapore out of the economic doom predicted for the city-state after secession from Malaysia, cessation of Indonesian trade during Konfrontasi and Britain's military withdrawal. By considering the importance of the US's role in Singapore's nation-building, this book provides an important supplement to the well-trodden narrative that attributes Singapore's success to good governance.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: US-Singapore Relations, 1965-1975 : Strategic Non-alignment in the Cold War
• Éditeur: NUS Press
• Date de parution: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 9814722324
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9789814722322
• Reliure: Taschenbuch
• État de l'article: Neu
• Dimensions: 229 L x 152 H x 16 P (en millimètres) 229 millimètres de largeur par 152 millimètres de hauteur par 16 millimètres de profondeur
• Poids: 460 grammes

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Synopsis

During the Vietnam War, the newly-independent Singapore struck the position of being non-aligned. It maintained an anti-communist stance while, at least initially, criticizing the United States' intervention into Vietnam. Yet Singapore might not have achieved its post-colonial success so rapidly without the support of the United States. As the war in Vietnam raged on, Singapore became a critical refueling point, also providing ship and aircraft repair for the US military. Commercial and strategic support from the United States lifted Singapore out of the economic doom predicted for the city-state after secession from Malaysia. Without this strategic and economic assistance, Singapore's history might have been different. By considering the importance of the role of the United States in Singapore's nation-building, this book provides an important supplement to the well-trodden narrative that attributes Singapore's success solely to good governance.

À propos de l'auteur

Daniel Wei Boon Chua is assistant professor at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.