Key insights

• 💪🏼 Singapore's military is small but fiercely strong despite its size
• 🎖️ It has a well-equipped armed forces with over 70,000 full-time professional personnel and 400,000 part-time personnel
• 🛡️ Singapore's military strategy aims to deter invasion by making it too costly for the enemy
• 🇮🇱 Israel played a key role in helping Singapore build its military in secrecy due to political sensitivities with neighboring Muslim countries
• 🐬 Singapore's military evolved from a fishing colony to a major military power with three key strategies: porcupine, shrimp, and dolphin
• 🚀 Singapore has transformed into a military player with advanced weapons, military alliances, and strategic importance to the US in Asia
• 🤝 Maintains good relations with both the US and China, leveraging its historical neutrality and financial prominence
• 💼 Singapore's dual role as a military power and global financial marketplace

Q&A

• What is the significance of Singapore's military alliances and relations with major powers?

  Singapore has transformed into a military player with advanced weapons, military alliances, and strategic importance to the US in Asia. It maintains good relations with both the US and China, leveraging its historical neutrality and financial prominence.

• What are the key military doctrines and evolutions in Singapore?

  Singapore's military evolved from a fishing colony without an army to a major military power with three key strategies: porcupine, shrimp, and dolphin. The dolphin doctrine aims to build a strong and agile air force for total air superiority in the region.

• How did Israel contribute to Singapore's military development?

  Israel played a key role in helping Singapore build its military in secrecy due to political sensitivities with neighboring Muslim countries. The collaboration led to the creation of the 'brown book' military plan and the adoption of a citizen army model in Singapore.

• What is Singapore's military strategy?

  Singapore's military strategy, known as the 'poisonous shrimp,' aims to make the country a costly target to invade, involving arming itself, preparing for combat, and making powerful allies.

• What are some key attributes of Singapore's military?

  Singapore, a small city-state, is a first-rate military power with a well-equipped armed forces, compulsory military service for men, a volunteer army, advanced military technology, and a substantial military budget.

• What is the comparison between Singapore and Sparta?

  Singapore is compared to Sparta for its military strength and determination. The country is small but fiercely strong and has a philosophy of resistance and popular mobilization.

• 00:10 Singapore is compared to Sparta for its military strength and determination. The country is small but fiercely strong and has a philosophy of resistance and popular mobilization.
• 02:43 Singapore, a small city-state, is a first-rate military power with a well-equipped armed forces, compulsory military service for men, a volunteer army, advanced military technology, and a substantial military budget.
• 05:30 Singapore's military strategy, known as the 'poisonous shrimp,' aims to make the country a costly target to invade, involving arming itself, preparing for combat, and making powerful allies.
• 08:09 Israel played a key role in helping Singapore build its military in secrecy due to political sensitivities with neighboring Muslim countries; the collaboration led to the creation of the 'brown book' military plan and the adoption of a citizen army model in Singapore.
• 10:48 Singapore's military evolved from a fishing colony without an army to a major military power with three key strategies: porcupine, shrimp, and dolphin. The dolphin doctrine aims to build a strong and agile air force for total air superiority in the region.
• 13:27 Singapore has transformed into a military player with advanced weapons, military alliances, and strategic importance to the US in Asia. It maintains good relations with both the US and China, leveraging its historical neutrality and financial prominence.