Absolute control: why the SAF does not intervene in domestic politics
In a region where Armed Forces often intervene in domestic politics, the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) has emerged as one of the strongest military forces in the region, yet oddly remaining in barracks throughout the entirety of Singapore’s independence. In this paper, I will attempt to explain the p...
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| author | Chan, Mervyn Jing Wei |
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| description | In a region where Armed Forces often intervene in domestic politics, the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) has emerged as one of the strongest military forces in the region, yet oddly remaining in barracks throughout the entirety of Singapore’s independence. In this paper, I will attempt to explain the puzzle of the lack of SAF intervention in Singaporean domestic politics. I attribute this anomaly to the barriers and routes to power for members of the SAF Officer Corps, creating clear channels for office-seeking SAF Officers to fulfil their political ambitions outside of the SAF, and the general lack of will within the SAF and its Officer Corps to seize power. I will also contrast the SAF to the Royal Thai Armed Forces (RTARF), to further reinforce the arguments in this paper. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1589032023-03-05T15:46:18Z Absolute control: why the SAF does not intervene in domestic politics Chan, Mervyn Jing Wei Kei Koga School of Social Sciences KKei@ntu.edu.sg Social sciences::Political science::Political institutions::Asia::Singapore In a region where Armed Forces often intervene in domestic politics, the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) has emerged as one of the strongest military forces in the region, yet oddly remaining in barracks throughout the entirety of Singapore’s independence. In this paper, I will attempt to explain the puzzle of the lack of SAF intervention in Singaporean domestic politics. I attribute this anomaly to the barriers and routes to power for members of the SAF Officer Corps, creating clear channels for office-seeking SAF Officers to fulfil their political ambitions outside of the SAF, and the general lack of will within the SAF and its Officer Corps to seize power. I will also contrast the SAF to the Royal Thai Armed Forces (RTARF), to further reinforce the arguments in this paper. Bachelor of Social Sciences in Public Policy and Global Affairs 2022-06-07T07:41:16Z 2022-06-07T07:41:16Z 2022 Final Year Project (FYP) Chan, M. J. W. (2022). Absolute control: why the SAF does not intervene in domestic politics. Final Year Project (FYP), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/158903 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/158903 en HA21_09 application/pdf Nanyang Technological University |
| spellingShingle | Social sciences::Political science::Political institutions::Asia::Singapore Chan, Mervyn Jing Wei Absolute control: why the SAF does not intervene in domestic politics |
| title | Absolute control: why the SAF does not intervene in domestic politics |
| title_full | Absolute control: why the SAF does not intervene in domestic politics |
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| title_short | Absolute control: why the SAF does not intervene in domestic politics |
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