Bøker av Richard Caplan

Looks at the experiences in the international administration of war-torn territories. This book examines the nature of these operations - their mandates, structures, and powers - and distinguishes them from kindred historical and contemporary experiences of peacekeeping, trusteeship, and military occupation.

Europe's recognition of new states in Yugoslavia remains one of the most controversial episodes in the Yugoslav crisis. Richard Caplan offers a detailed narrative of events, exploring the highly assertive role that Germany played in the episode, the reputedly catastrophic consequences of recognition (for Bosnia-Herzegovina in particular) and the radical departure from customary state practice represented by the EC's use of political criteria as the basis of recognition. The book examines the strategic logic and consequences of the EC's actions but also explores the wider implications, offering insights into European security policy at the end of the Cold War, the relationship of international law to international relations and the management of ethnic conflict. The significance of this book extends well beyond Yugoslavia as policymakers continue to wrestle with the challenges posed by violent conflict associated with state fragmentation.

This book assesses Clinton Administration initiatives and lays out progressive alternatives in the realms of foreign and domestic policy. It focuses on all the issues that have baffled elected leaders in the areas of foreign policy, the environment, poverty, gender and racial justice, and taxes.

The first study to appear on the international administrations of Bosnia, Eastern Salvonia (Croatia), Kosovo and East Timor. It is a major contribution to the literature on international organisations and conflict management, with particular regard to failed states and contested territories.