Ethnic Security Dilemma?

Dear Editor,

There have been many letters recently about an “ethnic security dilemma (ESD)” in Guyana.  Frankly, I do not understand what this (ESD) means.  On the other hand, the various authors and letter-writers who use the notion seem to have a shared understanding of what it means, even though they all apparently identify with one or the other of Guyana’s major ethnic groups.

I do hope that someone from each of our two major ethnic groups would reply.  Is it possible for the postulated ESD to be stated in a succinct manner that makes it very clear what the “dilemma” is, and why it is an “ethnic security” one?

Yours faithfully,

Thomas B. Singh

Director

University of Guyana GREEN Institute

& Senior Lecturer

Department of Economics

University of Guyana