Passing of Lee Kuan Yew: Useful links

As you all know, GSCIS members were pleased to have been hosted by SMU, Singapore for our Second GSCIS Conference in January this year. Not least among the pleasures of having held our conference in Singapore was the opportunity we had to observe the great progress in development made by this small country. Efficiency and rationality are the hallmarks of Singapore's model which is much studied and observed, both by other Asian states as well as by global south countries around the world. Much of the work in building Singapore has been attributed to Singapore's :founding father" Lee Kuan Yew who passed away on Mach 23. As we did with Nelson Mandela, we recommend some links for your perusal:


http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/24/world/asia/lee-kuan-yew-of-singapore-prasied-by-world-leaders.html?_r=0

http://www.rememberingleekuanyew.sg/mr-lee-singapore/ (official link)

 

And EXCOM representative Alan Chong's review of his foreign policy:  http://www.eurasiareview.com/25032015-lee-kuan-yew-and-singapores-foreign-policy-a-productive-iconoclasm-analysis/

Note: Alan Chong is one of the contributors to our forthcoming book, Diplomatic Strategies of Leading Nations in the Global South (Palgrave Macmillan).



Best,

jbw