A Case Study of Singapore's Counterinsurgency Strategy: An Analysis using the Tools of Operational Design

Abstract

The Chinese Communist Party arrived in Singapore in 1925 to spread the communist movement in the region. They formed the Malayan Communist Party (MCP) and gathered supporters among the Chinese immigrants in the region. Beginning in 1948, the MCP waged a guerilla war in the jungles of Malaya against the British colonial government. In Singapore, the MCP could not conduct guerilla warfare because of the urban environment, but began a powerful subversive campaign to topple the government of Singapore. The Chinese immigrants in Singapore, who were a majority of the population and were not integrated into the local colonial society, still identified with China and were easily swayed by the communist cause, ideals and values. Moreover, the defeat by the Japanese during the Second World War, the post-war disarray and the decreasing influence of the British in the Southeast Asian region damaged the local populations perception of the British colonial government.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2011
Accession Number
AD1020240

Entities

People

  • Kok H. Lim

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ethnic Groups
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • Insurgency
  • Military Education
  • Military Science
  • National Governments
  • National Politics
  • Political Systems
  • Recreation
  • Schools
  • Second World War
  • Social Networks
  • Societies
  • Students
  • United States Government
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • History

Readers

  • Asian Economic Studies
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.