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Join the Colloquium in International Security Studies for a presentation by Wen-Qing Ngoei. A former fellow with the Brady-Johnson Program in Grand Strategy, Ngoei will present “‘Better the hegemon you know…’: Singapore and Pax Americana from the Cold War to the Present.” The essay compares the Singapore-U.S. and Singapore-China relationships from the Cold War through the early twenty-first century, revealing that Singapore continually works to uphold the U.S.-led international system that it believes to be beneficial to the economy and security of the city-state and the nations of the wider region. In the face of China’s resurgence, the essay examines how Singapore has tried to socialize China into becoming a willing contributor to the stability of the existing international system.

A historian of U.S. foreign relations, Wen-Qing Ngoei is Associate Professor of History at the Singapore Management University and currently serves as Associate Dean (External Engagement) of the College of Integrative Studies. His essays have appeared in Diplomatic History, International Journal, and volumes such as the Cambridge History of the Vietnam War. He is currently working on a book that examines Singapore-U.S. relations from the late 1970s through the end of the Cold War, the War on Terror, and the Sino-U.S. rivalry in Southeast Asia.

This event is open to the Yale community; lunch will be provided. Please email kaete.oconnell@yale.edu to receive the reading materials for this colloquium.