Relevance of the Singapore armed forces: a journey into Singaporeaness

• Main Author: Ong, Weichong
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Political science
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/82680; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/40054
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The continued relevance of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) to the nation-state guarantees its existence as a national institution. In addition to traditional security considerations, this must take into account an increasingly globalised Singaporean society.