Routledge Handbook of Strategic Culture

21 Examining the Strategic Culture of Singapore Lion City, Poison Shrimp

Nathan Fedorchak

DOI: 10.4324/9781003010302-24

Introduction

Singapore’s existence is something of a miracle. In just 70 short years it has transformed itself from a small, impoverished island at the tip of the Malay Peninsula to one of the richest and most strategically important countries in Asia. The country’s rich strategic culture can help explain how it rose to such prominence and maintained its status without major military conflict. It is important to understand Singapore’s strategic culture as Southeast Asia emerges as one of the most important regions in twenty-first-century geopolitics. Singapore is among the most important trade conduits in the world, sits ...