The intersection of emergent technologies and geopolitics : implications for Singapore
his paper examines how Singapore as a small state will have to navigate a more contested world from a policy-relevant angle. A primary driver of geopolitical contestation today stems from emergent or Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) technologies contributing to the redistribution of geopolitical p...
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| description | his paper examines how Singapore as a small state will have to navigate a more contested world from a policy-relevant angle. A primary driver of geopolitical contestation today stems from emergent or Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) technologies contributing to the redistribution of geopolitical power to the disadvantage of the established western-led international order. Even as Singapore embarks on numerous programmes to invest in and adopt 4IR technologies, it has to consider geopolitics besides technical specifications and budgetary issues. A small state will have to face trade-offs when it engages the competing big powers to preserve its neutrality and balance relations. It is difficult for small states to emulate each other’s strategies in balancing relations with the big powers given their varying levels of risk appetite and technological adoption, as well as their different geostrategic and geo-economic realities. Nevertheless, there are strategic steps that small states such as Singapore can take to defend its national interests better while investing in and adopting 4IR technologies. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1525792023-03-05T17:26:21Z The intersection of emergent technologies and geopolitics : implications for Singapore Muhammad Faizal Abdul Rahman - S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies - Social sciences::Political science his paper examines how Singapore as a small state will have to navigate a more contested world from a policy-relevant angle. A primary driver of geopolitical contestation today stems from emergent or Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) technologies contributing to the redistribution of geopolitical power to the disadvantage of the established western-led international order. Even as Singapore embarks on numerous programmes to invest in and adopt 4IR technologies, it has to consider geopolitics besides technical specifications and budgetary issues. A small state will have to face trade-offs when it engages the competing big powers to preserve its neutrality and balance relations. It is difficult for small states to emulate each other’s strategies in balancing relations with the big powers given their varying levels of risk appetite and technological adoption, as well as their different geostrategic and geo-economic realities. Nevertheless, there are strategic steps that small states such as Singapore can take to defend its national interests better while investing in and adopting 4IR technologies. 2021-09-01T05:52:35Z 2021-09-01T05:52:35Z 2020 Working Paper Muhammad Faizal Abdul Rahman (2020). The intersection of emergent technologies and geopolitics : implications for Singapore. RSIS Working Papers, 327-20, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/152579 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/152579 en RSIS Working Papers, 327-20 Nanyang Technological University application/pdf Nanyang Technological University |
| spellingShingle | Social sciences::Political science Muhammad Faizal Abdul Rahman The intersection of emergent technologies and geopolitics : implications for Singapore |
| title | The intersection of emergent technologies and geopolitics : implications for Singapore |
| title_full | The intersection of emergent technologies and geopolitics : implications for Singapore |
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| title_full_unstemmed | The intersection of emergent technologies and geopolitics : implications for Singapore |
| title_short | The intersection of emergent technologies and geopolitics : implications for Singapore |
| title_sort | intersection of emergent technologies and geopolitics implications for singapore |
| topic | Social sciences::Political science |
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