Professor Richard Caplan presents research on state building to US State Department officials

As the United States prepares to wind down its activities in Afghanistan, Richard Caplan was invited to discuss the findings of his research on exit strategies and peace- and state-building at the US State Department on 4 December.

Richard spoke to officials working in the Office of the Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan (SRAP) as well as officials in the Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations (CSO). He also presented his work to UN officials at a meeting organised by the International Peace Institute (IPI) in New York on 6 December.

The presentations drew on research that appears in his recent book Exit Strategies and State Building (Oxford University Press, 2012). The book is available for purchase from Amazon here.