Relations between Singapore and her immediate Malay neighbours have
been perennially fraught with tension and misunderstanding. In
making sense of this complex relationship, Lily Rahim explores the
salience of historical animosities and competitive economic
pressures, and Singapore's janus-faced security and foreign
economic policy orientation and 'regional outsider' complex.
Focusing on Singapore's relations with Malaysia, the book also
examines the Indonesian dimension in bilateral relations. It
highlights the paradoxical similarities in the nation-building
approaches of Singapore and Malaysia. The author reflects
critically on sensitive issues such as the rhetoric and reality of
meritocracy and multiracialism in Singapore, and analyses the
city-state's weak regional soft power credentials and reputation as
a political laggard despite its economic achievements.
Incorporating perspectives and frameworks from the disciplines of
comparative politics, area studies, international relations,
political economy and history, this multidisciplinary study offers
groundbreaking insights into the way in which the neighboring
states of Singapore and Malaysia see themselves, each other, the
region and beyond. This book will be of particular interest to keen
observers of Southeast Asian politics.
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