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Safeguarding our Sovereignty and National Interests

Singapore aims to a partner and friend to other nations while maintaining our national interests

Last updated 6 October 2025
Speech by Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr S Rajaratnam at the UN General Assembly on 21 September 1965

The International Rule of Law


Quote from Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan at the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly

Examples and Case Studies Related to Upholding Our Sovereignty

MacDonald House Bombing

McDonald House Bombing

Image: Ministry of Culture Collection, courtesy of National Archives of Singapore

Newspaper clipping - MacDonald House blast: 2 charged

Image: MacDonald House blast: 2 charged. (1965, May 18). The Straits Times, p.6. Retrieved from NewspaperSG

Newspaper clipping - Singapore embassy in Jakarta sacked

Image: Singapore embassy in Jakarta sacked. (1968, October 18). The Straits Times, p.1. Retrieved from NewspaperSG

Quote from then-Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr K Shanmugam at Parliament on 18 Feb 2014
Quote from then-Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr K Shanmugam at Parliament on 18 Feb 2014

The Caning of Michael Fay

Examples and Case Studies Related to Upholding the International Rule of Law

Singapore’s Position on Vietnam’s Invasion of Cambodia

Quote from former Deputy Prime Minister Mr Wong Kan Seng at the S Rajaratnam lecture on 23 Nov 2011

Case Study: Singapore’s Position on Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

Situation in Ukraine: Lessons for Singapore

We must never lose the ability to defend and look after ourselves.
Image: Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Quote from then-Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's Facebook post on 28 February 2022

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