PERSPECTIVES OF TWO ISLAND NATIONS: SINGAPORE-NEW ZEALAND

Singapore and New Zealand are island nations that share many similarities and have enjoyed close relations for almost sixty years. Both face global challenges in today's less stable world. Twenty-seven prominent experts cover a wide range of topics, from Singapore's and New Zealand's history, foreign policy, trade relations, economy, sustainability and climate policies, to creative sectors, museums and ageing populations. Other distinguished authors highlight the close cooperation in defence, trade and business. The Editor, Dr Anne-Marie Schleich, was a German career diplomat posted to Singapore from 1982 to 1985 and was the German Ambassador to New Zealand from 2012 to 2016. She is now an Adjunct Senior Fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, NTU, Singapore. Contents: Message Foreword Acknowledgements Introduction About the Editor About the Contributors History and Outlook: Singapore — From Colony to Global City-State (Tan Tai Yong) A Listening Place of Our Own: The Establishment of the New Zealand — Singapore Diplomatic Relationship (Peter Carter) Settling Historic Grievances: Settlements with Māori Tribes (Hon. Christopher Finlayson KC) New Zealand — Singapore Relations: An Outlook (Gabrielle Rush and William Tan) Foreign Policy in a Changing Environment: Singapore's Foreign Policy Challenges (Tommy Koh) New Zealand's Foreign Policy in a Changing Strategic Environment (Nicholas Khoo) ASEAN and Regional Security: One Singaporean's Perspective (Lawrence Anderson) Aotearoa New Zealand and the Pacific Challenges and Opportunities (Michael Powles) Singapore's Relations with Pacific Island States (Mary Seet-Cheng) Bilateral Defence and Strategic Relations: New Zealand – Singapore Defence Cooperation: A View from Wellington (David Capie) Singapore and New Zealand: Trade Cooperation: Small-State Diplomacy in Action: The Real Origins of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) (Tim Groser) Commentary on Tim Groser's Essay on the TPP (George Yeo) Economic Challenges and Business Cooperation: Economic Challenges for Singapore in a Destabilised World (Manu Bhaskaran) New Zealand: A Small Economy in a Wide World (Brian Easton) New Zealand and Singapore: Key Areas of Bilateral Business Cooperation (Siah Hwee Ang) Four Decades of Bridging Business: Observations of a Bilateral Insider (Ken Hickson) Climate Change, Environmental and Sustainable Policies: Climate Change: The New Normal — New Zealand's Role in Early Climate Change Science and Current Climate Change Policies (Dave Lowe) There Has Never Been a More Crucial Time for the Earth Observatory of Singapore (Benjamin P Horton with Lauriane Chardot, Emma M Hill, Muhammad Hadi Ikhsan, Siti Rohaya Bte Jantan, Jhoanna Paula Santos Jovero, Andrew Krupa, KY Woo, Rachelle Xin Yang, Choong Yew Leong, and Sang-Ho Yun) The Recent New Zealand Experience of Environmental Law Reform (Greg Severinsen and Raewyn Peart) The Creative Sectors: For the Love of Making — Reflections of a New Zealand Creative (Richard Taylor) Showcasing the Vision of the Asian Civilisations Museum (Kennie Ting) Our Place: The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (Courtney Johnston) The Arts as a Value-Creating Ecology in Singapore (Hoe Su Fern) Ageing Societies: Ageing Successfully in Singapore (Kanwaljit Soin) We Need to Talk About Women: Retirement Policy and Practice in New Zealand (Jane Wrightson) Readership: Undergraduates, graduates and researchers of political science, economics and environmental studies in Singapore and New Zealand; researchers; policy makers; members of the Diplomatic Community; civil servants; readers interested in Singapore, New Zealand, and in ASEAN countries. 'This is a very useful collection of policy-relevant essays on how two small states managed the challenges and opportunities of globalisation to secure their future in a volatile and complex world.' - Ambassador-at-Large Ong Keng YongExecutive Deputy Chairman of the S. Rajaratnam School of International...