1. Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. The Contributors vii
4. 1. Introduction 1
5. 2. British Policy Across the Causeway, 1942–71: Territorial Merger as a Strategy of Imperial Disengagement 11
6. 3. Politics Divided: Malaysia-Singapore Relations 27
7. 4. Seeds of Separation 52
8. 5. Political Relations 80
9. 6. The Politics of Becoming “Malaysian” and “Singaporean” 92
10. 7. Johor in Malaysia-Singapore Relations 125
11. 8. Politics and International Relations: The Singapore Perspective 139
12. 9. Malaysian Constitutional Perspectives on the Admission and Separation of Singapore 152
13. 10. Security Relations 163
14. 11. Regional Security: The Singapore Perspective 175
15. 12. Managing the Threats of Muslim Radicalism in Post-September 11 Incidents 187
16. 13. Economic Relations: Competing or Complementary? 200
17. 14. Malaysia-Singapore Economic Relations: Once Partners, Now Rivals. What Next? 231
18. 15. Singapore’s Perspective on Economic Relations with Malaysia 250
19. Index 265