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Battlefield Innovation
by COL Tay Swee Yee
Replete with examples, this essay emphasises
the need for ingenuity on the battlefield, one of the
most crucial factors in turning the tide against an opponent.
The author contends that the SAF must continue to promote
military creativity and explore a whole new culture if
the qualitative edge is to make up for the SAF's relatively
small military size.
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The Growing Military
Trend In Southeast Asia: Is There A Cause For Concern?
by LTC Dominic Soh Kim Siong
Is there an arms race going on in Southeast
Asia? The economic boom enjoyed by the ASEAN countries
has allowed them to purchase and upgrade their ageing
military hardware. The author highlights the regional
concerns and warns that if certain thorny and sensitive
issues are not resolved, the general calm of the region
might be severely affected by an arms race.
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Asia Pacific Security
by LTC Wellman Wan Ooi Chin
With the demise of the Soviet Union
and the end of the Cold War, the USA has begun to re-examine
its defence policies in the light of these changes and
in view of its own social and economic problems. With
this, Southeast Asia will face new challenges and the
possibility of new powers taking advantage of a declining
US presence in the Asia.
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Building
Team Spirit
by CPT Max Goh Boon Kwee
According to the author, team spirit
is important because it acts as a force multiplier; through
strong team spirit a weaker military force can overcome
its larger and stronger foe. He examines how team spirit
can be built and how leaders are able to motivate their
charges and turn them into an effective fighting force.
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Regionalism: An Analysis
of Regional Security and its Effect on Singapore
by LTA Sandor Lee
This article portends that with the
passing of the Cold War, nations can no longer define
security as military security. Instead, due to increased
interdependence between different countries, security
today must encompass economic, military, social, cultural
and political spheres. Singapore, in order to survive,
has to adopt a multidimensional approach to ensuring total
security. Total security for Singapore means total defence,
diplomacy and internal stability.
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Humanitarian Intervention:
Peacekeeping Gone Awry
by LTA Tan Kang Uei
The author argues that the UN, while
successful in some areas, is in need of a major rethink
of its objectives if it is to succeed in its mission to
be the premiere peacekeeping organisation in the world.
The debacle of peacekeeping operations in the former Yugoslvia,
Somalia and Northern Iraq has thrown up problems which
the UN must resolve if it is to achieve its aim.
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The Role of Technology
In National Defence
by Ms Cecilia Ong Bee Tin
Technology has always, in one form or
another, affected the outcome of a conflict, from the
use of the longbow by the English at the Battle of Agincourt
in 1456 through the use of precision guided munitions
during the Gulf War. The essay reviews the implications
of technology for national defence and Singapore's approach
to the use of technology in defence.
