Richard Caplan, Author at Centre for Dialogue and Global Affairs https://cdga.org.uk An Oxford-based independent think tank Mon, 28 Sep 2026 10:41:15 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.11 https://cdga.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/cropped-CDGA-Logo-32x32.jpg Richard Caplan, Author at Centre for Dialogue and Global Affairs https://cdga.org.uk 32 32 India’s UNSC Claim Is Strong — Big Powers Are Failing Their UN Role https://cdga.org.uk/2026/09/28/indias-unsc-claim-is-strong-big-powers-are-failing-their-un-role/ Mon, 28 Sep 2026 10:35:10 +0000 https://cdga.org.uk/?p=15164 In many of today's major conflicts, the UN seems either absent or impotent. The US and Russia, both permanent members of the UN Security Council with veto power, have prevented the Council from performing its function. In this interview, Richard Caplan discusses the role and shortcomings of the UN and comments on India's demand to join the UN Security Council.

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]]> Measuring Peace: Principles, Practices, and Politics https://cdga.org.uk/2022/01/24/measuring-peace-principles-practices-and-politics/ Mon, 24 Jan 2022 11:19:53 +0000 http://cdga.org.uk/?p=8031 How can we know if the peace that has been established following conflicts is stable? Professor Richard Caplan, from Oxford University, examines this question in his new book.

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]]> Book Comment | Beyond Comity: The Complexity of Global Governance https://cdga.org.uk/2022/01/19/beyond-comity-the-complexity-of-global-governance/ Wed, 19 Jan 2022 09:06:44 +0000 http://cdga.org.uk/?p=7933 Professor Richard Caplan, from Oxford University, offers observations on a normative approach to the "new cold war", questioning cooperation between like-minded democracies as a solution to issues of global governance.

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