Joint seminar of Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict (ELAC) and Joint seminar of Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law and Armed Conflict (ELAC) and Oxford University research programme on the Changing Character of War (CCW), at Oxford University research programme on the Changing Character of War (CCW), at Department of Politics & International Relations, Oxford University, 23 October 2012Department of Politics & International Relations, Oxford University, 23 October 2012

International Order andInternational Order and Violent Extremism: Violent Extremism:

Lessons from Sri Lanka Lessons from Sri Lanka

Adam RobertsAdam Roberts

British Academy and Oxford UniversityBritish Academy and Oxford University

NOTE. The illustrations and NOTE. The illustrations and

maps in this presentation are maps in this presentation are selected from the 20 originals selected from the 20 originals

that were prepared for and that were prepared for and used in this book. If re-using used in this book. If re-using any of these materials, please any of these materials, please

state the book and this state the book and this presentation as the source.presentation as the source.

(Apart from the cover, the versions of (Apart from the cover, the versions of these illustrations and maps as these illustrations and maps as

published in the book are all in black & published in the book are all in black & white.)white.)

110-m hurdles, Bangalore, 1952

Opening of Colombo Exhibition, 1952

Oxford Union,22 October

1959

Sri Lankan flag, Balliol tie

Photo taken on Kadirgamar’s appointment as foreign minister, 1994

October October 1997: Greeting 1997: Greeting Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela

With President With President Nelson Mandela of Nelson Mandela of South Africa and South Africa and

President Chandrika President Chandrika Kumaratunga of Sri Kumaratunga of Sri

Lanka at the Lanka at the Commonwealth Commonwealth

Heads of Heads of Government Meeting Government Meeting

at Edinburghat Edinburgh

12 August 2005: Launch of new journal on international relations

• Kadirgamar presents a copy of International Relations in a Globalising World to Nirupama Rao, Indian High Commissioner in Sri Lanka

Distribution of ethnic groups in Sri Lanka

(1981 census)

Sinhalese: 73%Sri Lankan Tamil: 12%

Indian Tamil: 5%Moor (Muslim): 7%

Prepared by the Department of Geography, University of Colombo

LTTE-controlled areas after the

Ceasefire Agreement of 22 February 2002

Prepared by the Survey Department of Sri Lanka, and adapted by the Ministry of Defence, Sri

Lanka

LTTE- and GOSL-controlled

areas in late 2005

Prepared by the Office of Strategic Affairs, Ministry of Defence, Sri Lanka