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Strategic implications of the public order crisis, military involvement in the economy, economic reform and security policy in the South China sea, and tying China into the international economic system; 4 articles.

In response to the intensifying US-China rivalry, Singapore ostensibly "hedges", a strategy that avoids choosing between Washington and Beijing and maximizes gains from cooperating with both powers while avoiding confrontation. Hedging also extenuates Singapore's central location in Asia and its role as an established commercial and financial hub. As such, it appears to reflect the imperative of any small state: survival. However, in contrast to the argument that domestic politics does not matter in Singapore's foreign policy, this article demonstrates how the domestic imperative of legitimizing the political dominance of the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) shapes the government's hedging strategy.(Contemp Southeast Asia / GIGA)

These Words Spoken By President Clinton At His Inauguration on 20 January 1993 can usefully serve as a leitmotif for the present issue of the journal Government and Opposition. The issue is itself the outcome of a conference organized by the journal and the Department of Government of the University of Manchester. The theme was the 'Influences of Domestic and International Factors on Processes of Policy-Making'. However, this title does not quite catch the interactive quality of the phenomenon which the group was seeking to examine. Increasingly, it has been contended, policies at the domestic level whether in what we once called the first, second or third worlds are being profoundly influenced by international or 'global' considerations. But it is also the case that international agreements are being accommodated to the sensitivities of the domestic politics of the partners.

The hard logic of China's geostrategic vulnerability drives Chinese foreign policy. Neither nationalism, power struggles nor interest group politics constrain the elite's foreign policy decisions. The good news for India is that China's goals are relatively easy to understand. The bad news is that China seeks more influence in South Asia.