Singapore, Southeast Asia and America
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Lecture 3
1) First tutorial, Singapore in American Eyes – reading to be done Stan Sesses “A Nation of Contradictions,” New Yorker, Jan 13, 1992
Sustaining the Global City
1) Natural Resources:
Water tensions between Singapore and Malaysia (1961-2011/1962-2061 agreements)
Used in every industrial process, drinking/cleaning -> shortage of water is a big threat
Singapore’s 4-tap strategy by 2060
2) Southeast Asia as a “region”
India and China as bookends, what lay in between is SEA
A mixture of civilizations (Sino-Indic)
Distinctive as a “region”: It transformed from just being Sino-Indic mixes to their own culture – adaptive, not just a passive recipient
It is diverse in terms of food, agriculture, lifestyle yet distinctively different from their “parent” countries of China/India
Zone of movement/trade region
Decolonization -> a region in turmoil divided by differences in ideologies/political reasons YET they still form up as a region of countries (ASEAN)
Singapore’s expulsion from Malaya 1965 -> Malaysia’s press for an ethnic nationalism of Malays as the main citizens, Singapore did not share that vision but instead wanted civic nationalism of equal citizenship. It was not expected, nobody thought Singapore could survive without Malaysia
3) Regionalism in a Global Context
Manila Pact -> regional organization to contain communism, 1954. ASEAN countries that were colonized before like Thailand, this is their first foray to be part of something together with countries like UK, Aussie
Bandung Conference 1955 -> Nascent 3rd world
ASEAN founding members 1967 – Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand
Initially looked like an Anti-Communist pact, however Bali 1976 ASEAN Summit -> Treaty of amity and cooperation, zone of peace, freedom and neutrality (Not part of the US system as an association, but individually close allies to the US), nuclear weapons free zone
Is ASEAN just symbolic? Individually close allies
Lecture 3
1) First tutorial, Singapore in American Eyes – reading to be done Stan Sesses “A Nation of Contradictions,” New Yorker, Jan 13, 1992
Sustaining the Global City
1) Natural Resources:
Water tensions between Singapore and Malaysia (1961-2011/1962-2061 agreements)
Used in every industrial process, drinking/cleaning -> shortage of water is a big threat
Singapore’s 4-tap strategy by 2060
2) Southeast Asia as a “region”
India and China as bookends, what lay in between is SEA
A mixture of civilizations (Sino-Indic)
Distinctive as a “region”: It transformed from just being Sino-Indic mixes to their own culture – adaptive, not just a passive recipient
It is diverse in terms of food, agriculture, lifestyle yet distinctively different from their “parent” countries of China/India
Zone of movement/trade region
Decolonization -> a region in turmoil divided by differences in ideologies/political reasons YET they still form up as a region of countries (ASEAN)
Singapore’s expulsion from Malaya 1965 -> Malaysia’s press for an ethnic nationalism of Malays as the main citizens, Singapore did not share that vision but instead wanted civic nationalism of equal citizenship. It was not expected, nobody thought Singapore could survive without Malaysia
3) Regionalism in a Global Context
Manila Pact -> regional organization to contain communism, 1954. ASEAN countries that were colonized before like Thailand, this is their first foray to be part of something together with countries like UK, Aussie
Bandung Conference 1955 -> Nascent 3rd world
ASEAN founding members 1967 – Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand
Initially looked like an Anti-Communist pact, however Bali 1976 ASEAN Summit -> Treaty of amity and cooperation, zone of peace, freedom and neutrality (Not part of the US system as an association, but individually close allies to the US), nuclear weapons free zone
Is ASEAN just symbolic? Individually close allies