Ceasefire Agreement
Disaster capitalism, neo-liberal peace and a return to war
With the end of peace in Sri Lanka, the time has come for a massive re-appraisal of the international community’s successes, failures and outright incompetencies in the name of rehabilitation, reconstruction and peace-building.
Darini Rajasingham Senanayake | Jul 08, 2006
The end of peace
Neither the Colombo government nor the rebel leadership wants to take the blame for destroying the peace process, but both appear eager to exploit the situation. All the international community can do now is to …
Jayadeva Uyangoda | Jul 02, 2006
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