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NHFPS
Researcher Yusuf Mumtaz
of Lewis & Clark College is currently examining U.S. policy toward Sri Lanka. He is evaluating past American policy and
reviewing Washington’s
policy options with respect to the ongoing struggle between the Sinhalese
Buddhist-led national government and the Tamil Tiger insurgency. He is
considering the strategy for U.S.
engagement that will reap the greatest local rewards in human and national
security. Mumtaz
also considers the nature of American interests in Sri
Lanka and the connection between the Tamil Tiger
insurgency and various criminal and terrorist organizations outside of South Asia. He
endeavors to show how Washington
can pursue its interests in a manner consistent with local stability and
development. His Policy Background
& Options Paper will be complete and ready for Internet publication
within the coming weeks.
Preview by John
D. Ciorciari, Director of the Asia
Program
  
Photos left to right: Sri Lankan
PM R. Wickremesinghe &
Indian PM Atal Bihari
Vajpayee;
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
(LTTE) leader Vellupillai Prabhakaran
(R) greets
Norwegian peace envoy Erik Solheim;
Sri Lankan president Chandrika Kumaratunga.
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