The Limits of Alignment: Southeast Asia and the Great Powers Since 1975 by John D Ciorciari

Author:John D Ciorciari [Ciorciari, John D]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Southeast Asia, International Relations, General, Political Science, Asia, History, Security (National & International)
ISBN: 9781589016262
Google: NDb3Exn6JcsC
Goodreads: 41003073
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
Published: 2010-08-16T00:00:00+00:00

Conclusions on Singapore

Overall, Singaporean officials have preferred a limited, flexible security alignment. When forced to choose between what they perceive as an inadequate U.S. presence in the region and a slightly stronger alignment, the Lion City has selected the latter but has attempted to minimize the domestic and regional risks of alignment by stressing the flexibility of the arrangement and insisting that it does not amount to an alliance.120 As Bilahari Kausikan explained, Singapore hasn’t signed a formal alliance with the United States, because it doesn’t have to.121 Singapore’s leaders have carefully placed limits on the extent of their alignment with America, denying permanent bases, mutual security guarantees, or joint operations of broad scope. Singaporean leaders have been more explicit about the benefits of limited alignment than perhaps any other high-ranking officials in Southeast Asia. For a tiny state in a relatively dangerous neighborhood, a substantial but relatively flexible security arrangement with America has helped manage strategic uncertainty and provide elbow room for the city-state’s striking economic development.

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