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…

Eyewash

Sri Lanka is under no real pressure on human rights

True Colours

Why the UNP was never committed to federalism.

Transition

The effects of today’s dynamics on Sri Lanka’s sociopolitical fabric will be powerful and long lasting.

Core Issue

Only an end to the state’s Sinhala chauvunism will bring peace.

Now What?

The APRC legitimized international support for Rajapakse’s war.

Not So Simple

Development-led pacification will not work in Sri Lanka's Northeast.

Emblematic Act

The lessons of July 1983

Revealing Silence

International inaction stems from divergent interests.

Stepping Up

Why is Sri Lanka now under international pressure?

On Our Own

How is Sri Lanka’s violence against Tamils to be stopped?