Editorial

Editorial

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When Argentina's players unfurled a banner reading "Las Malvinas son Argentinas" after their World Cup semifinal victory over England this week, the British state required no time for reflection. Within a day, Downing Street had urged FIFA to investigate, ministers had denounced the gesture, and the Prime Minister's spokesperson had delivered the line that "the World Cup might not be ours, but…

Improving the Tamils

International support for Sri Lanka’s violence is underpinned by a contemptuous view of what the Tamils are.

Perpetual War

International policies strengthen the polarization underpinning Sri Lanka’s ethnic war.

Why Flexibility Breeds Contempt

The importance of standing firm and united on Tamil Eelam

Fragile Fictions

So much for ‘sovereignty’ and ‘territorial integrity’

Producing (In)Security

An independent Tamil Eelam is no threat to the community of states – in the region or beyond.

Concrete Realities

Why is the demand for Tamil Eelam more strident than ever before?

Symptom, not the Problem

The Tamils are seeking liberation, not just an end to human rights abuses.

Gone with the Wind

International actions have revealed the hollowness of external assurances.

Blunted Tool

The world’s powerful states have no more commitment to sovereignty than to human rights.

A Time of Change

New challenges and opportunities for the Tamil freedom struggle.