Appsmo Advantage, The: Strategic Opportunities - Evolving Defence Diplomacy With The Asia Pacific Programme For Senior Military Officers

by Keng Yong Ong, Mushahid Ali, Bernard Chin

Overview

The book The APPSMO Advantage: Strategic Opportunities is on the Asia Pacific Programme for Senior Military Officers (APPSMO). APPSMO is a series of conferences organised by the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies and its predecessor, the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, for senior military officers of Singapore and other countries of the Asia Pacific, consisting of an intensive week-long programme of lectures, forums, and discussion groups. Very senior speakers share their views on strategic matters, and defence and military issues. The programme brings together key people whose fingers are on the trigger to enable them to communicate with each other directly and informally, thereby enhancing networking among their defence forces, while benefitting from contacts and exchanges between the scholarly and policy communities.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789813147577
Publisher:	World Scientific Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date:	09/25/2016
Pages:	324
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.80(d)

Table of Contents

Preface Ong Keng Yong ix

Foreword S R Nathan xi

Introduction Barry Desker xvii

Commentary on Ministerial Keynote Addresses xxv

Strategic Insights from APPSMO: Review of Ministerial Keynote Addresses (1999-2015) Ong Wei Chong xxvii

Reflections on the APPSMO Experience 1

Chapter 1 From Conception to Inception Ang Cheng Guan 3

Chapter 2 Social and Recreational Networking Mushahid Ali 7

Chapter 3 Reflections on the Organisation of APPSMO Joseph Chinyong Liow 13

Chapter 4 Hard Truths for Today's Military Professionals Melvyn Ong 17

Chapter 5 How APPSMO Begat APPSNO: A Personal Reflection Kumar Ramakrishna 21

Chapter 6 Sources of Stability and Instability in China-US Relations Shen Dingli 25

Chapter 7 Thirteen Years of Exploring Strategic Studies and Realism Sir Steve Smith 31

Selected APPSMO Distinguished Lectures 39

Chapter 8 Broad Perspectives and the Big Picture Ong Keng Yong 41

Chapter 9 Wielding Strategic Communications in Complex Operations John Allen 45

Chapter 10 Rebalancing the Global Economy Iwan Azis 63

Chapter 11 Strategic Uncertainty Eliot A. Cohen 77

Chapter 12 The Responsibility to Protect Hon Gareth Evans 89

Chapter 13 Future-Ready Government Peter Ho 101

Chapter 14 Major Transitions in East Asia and their Global Consequences Bilahari Kausikan 115

Chapter 15 The US Pivot to East Asia Khong Yuen Foang 129

Chapter 16 Good Governance in the 21^st Century Kishore Mahbubani 143

Chapter 17 Stability and Security Operations in the Asia Pacific: Lessons Learned Hon Wayne Mapp 151

Chapter 18 Planning for Future Security Challenges in the Indo-Pacific Arun Prakash 165

Chapter 19 New Dimensions in International Security Steve Smith (knighted in 2011) 177

Chapter 20 Security Challenges in the Asia Pacific Datuk William Stevenson 201

Chapter 21 History and Political-Military Relations Wang Gungwu 209

Chapter 22 Nuclear Weapon Policies of China and the US: Differences and Convergences Yao Yunzhu 221

Chapter 23 Indonesia's Defence Outlook: Prospects and Challenges Purnomo Yusgiantoro 231

About the Editors and Contributors 239

Appendix 261

Listing of APPSMO Alumni 263

Listing of Past APPSMOs and Speakers 267

Index 283