Dealing with an Ambiguous World

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, International, International Relations
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Author: Bilahari Kausikan ISBN: 9789813202023
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company Publication: October 17, 2016
Imprint: WSPC Language: English
Author: Bilahari Kausikan
ISBN: 9789813202023
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Publication: October 17, 2016
Imprint: WSPC
Language: English

One of Singapore's top diplomats, Bilahari Kausikan was the Institute of Policy Studies' (IPS) 2015/16 S R Nathan Fellow for the Study of Singapore. This book contains edited versions of the five public IPS-Nathan Lectures he gave between January and May 2016, and highlights of his dialogue with the audience.

Kausikan gives a frank and dispassionate assessment of the international environment in the post-Cold War era and the geopolitical uncertainties that have emerged. In particular, he analyses the nature of US–China relations, the broad underlying factors in the South China Sea disputes and ASEAN's attempts to maintain order, and the role that human rights and democracy have played in international relations. He concludes by suggesting what Singapore needs to do to cope with the complexities that lie ahead, in this age without definition.

The IPS-Nathan Lectures series was launched in 2014 as part of the S R Nathan Fellowship for the Study of Singapore. The S R Nathan Fellow, who is appointed annually, delivers between four and six lectures each year to advance public understanding and discussion of issues of critical national interest.

Contents:

  • An Age Without Definition
  • US–China Relations: Groping Towards a New Modus Vivendi
  • ASEAN & US–China Competition in Southeast Asia
  • The Myth of Universality: The Geopolitics of Human Rights
  • Can Singapore Cope?

Readership: General public, professionals, students, researchers, diplomats, and foreign visitors interested in knowing more about Singapore and what lies ahead for the city-state.
Key Features:

  • The book offers a perspective on foreign affairs written from a realpolitik perspective, from one of Singapore's top diplomats
  • Ambassador Kausikan is comprehensive in his coverage, looking at the historical trajectory of foreign affairs in the post-Cold War era, US–China relations and Southeast Asia
  • The book provides insights to how small countries can optimally operate in a climate of uncertainty, and how important strategic calculations are for countries like Singapore
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One of Singapore's top diplomats, Bilahari Kausikan was the Institute of Policy Studies' (IPS) 2015/16 S R Nathan Fellow for the Study of Singapore. This book contains edited versions of the five public IPS-Nathan Lectures he gave between January and May 2016, and highlights of his dialogue with the audience.

Kausikan gives a frank and dispassionate assessment of the international environment in the post-Cold War era and the geopolitical uncertainties that have emerged. In particular, he analyses the nature of US–China relations, the broad underlying factors in the South China Sea disputes and ASEAN's attempts to maintain order, and the role that human rights and democracy have played in international relations. He concludes by suggesting what Singapore needs to do to cope with the complexities that lie ahead, in this age without definition.

The IPS-Nathan Lectures series was launched in 2014 as part of the S R Nathan Fellowship for the Study of Singapore. The S R Nathan Fellow, who is appointed annually, delivers between four and six lectures each year to advance public understanding and discussion of issues of critical national interest.

Contents:

Readership: General public, professionals, students, researchers, diplomats, and foreign visitors interested in knowing more about Singapore and what lies ahead for the city-state.
Key Features:

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