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Sri Lanka's violence. (political assassination and terrorism) (Editorial)
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The Economist (US)
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May 8, 1993
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 1993 Economist Newspaper Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Sri Lanka's violence should be a warning to all countries dealing with nationalist movements. Governments must learn to negotiate with nationalists and allow concessions when necessary.
IT IS of no great consequence to the rest of the world that a small island off the end of the Indian subcontinent should have sunk over the past couple of decades into a condition of violence so endemic that the murder of the president and a leading opposition politician within eight days can be regarded by the locals with something like equanimity (see page 71). Yet the story of Sri Lanka's disaster is worth paying attention to. New countries in the former Soviet empire, now making mistakes similar ...
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