Domestic Politics and External Challenges

The Straits Times

15 September 2015

Barry Desker

Regional and international security issues as well as foreign policy have had a minor role in Singapore’s post-independence elections.

The focus has always been on domestic issues.

While leaders of the ruling party have discussed external challenges facing Singapore, these have been largely ignored by the opposition parties.

… Barry Desker is Distinguished Fellow and Bakrie Professor of Southeast Asia Policy, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

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