Lee Kuan Yew’s Singapore bloomed in the shadow of the Cold War

Lee Kuan Yew’s Singapore bloomed in the shadow of the Cold War

This essay considers how Singapore's economic success owes a great debt to Lee Kuan Yew's Cold War diplomacy and decision to align with the US during the Vietnam War.

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Main Author:	NGOEI, Wen-Qing
Format:	text
Language:	English
Published:	Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2017
Subjects:	ASEAN Beat Cold war in Southeast Asia Lee Kuan Yew Singapore economic growth U.S.-Singapore relations Vietnam war Asian Studies International and Area Studies Political Science
Online Access:	https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3217 https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/4474/viewcontent/Lee_Kuan_Yew.pdf
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Institution:	Singapore Management University
Language:	English

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Summary:	This essay considers how Singapore's economic success owes a great debt to Lee Kuan Yew's Cold War diplomacy and decision to align with the US during the Vietnam War.