The little red dot. Vol. II : reflections by Singapore's diplomats / editors, Tommy Koh, Chang Li Lin.

This is the sequel to the bestselling book, The Little Red Dot, published in 2005. While the first volume consisted of a collection of essays by Singapore's first- and second-generation diplomats, this second volume contains essays written by the third generation of young ambassadors. The Secon...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Corporate Authors: Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, Institute of Policy Studies (Singapore), World Scientific (Firm)
Other Authors: Koh, Tommy T. B. (Tommy Thong Bee), 1937-, Chang, Li Lin
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore ; Hackensack, N.J. : World Scientific Pub. Co., ©2009.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Life's lessons / Lawrence Anderson
  • 2. Observing others to know oneself / Anil Kumar Nayar
  • 3. From Tanglin to Baghdad / Albert Chua
  • 4. Earthquake, SARS, tsunami and cyclone : lessons from crisis management / Robert Chua
  • 5. A pleasure and a privilege / Chua Thai Keong
  • 6. Of BMWs, guerrillas and the highway of death : snippets of a diplomat's life / Simon Tensing De Cruz
  • 7. Learning with master chefs : cooking a treaty / Burhan Gafoor
  • 8. From Indonesia to Brunei to Saudi Arabia / Hirubalan V.P.
  • 9. Mission : Singaporeans abroad / Jeyaraj Benjamin William
  • 10. Exercise our brain, open our heart / Joseph K.H. Koh
  • 11. Philippines : perception and reality / Lim Kheng Hua
  • 12. Mind your business / Lim Thuan Kuan
  • 13. September 11 : ground zero in Washington D.C. / Stanley Loh
  • 14. Intellectual property and public health : negotiating at the World Trade Organization / Vanu Gopala Menon
  • 15. A small state's diplomacy
  • some reflections / Seetoh Hoy Cheng
  • 16. Singapore's diplomatic assets / A. Selverajah
  • 17. From Lan Xang to Lac Leman / Karen Tan
  • 18. Lessons from multilateral diplomacy / Tan Yee Woan
  • 19. Learning, teamwork and management for success / Tan York Chor
  • 20. A day in the life of a symphony / Michael Tay
  • 21. Would I choose MFA again? / Wong Kwok Pun.