This edited volume maps and theorizes NATO-ISAF's multi-national contribution to peacebuilding and reconstruction in Afghanistan. It answers key questions through a series of case studies which together form a comparative study of national contributions to the multilateral mission in Afghanistan.

Introduction: What Makes Coalitions S/tick? 1. Operation Herrick: The British Campaign in Helmand 2. Germany and Regional Command-North: ISAF's Weakest Link? 3. Between Expectations and Reality: The Dutch Engagement in Uruzgan 4. France in Kapisa: A Combined Approach to State-Building 5. Chapter on Canada 6. PRT Activity in Afghanistan: The Australian Experience 7. The New Zealand PRT Experience in Bamyan Province: Assessing Political Legitimacy and Operational Achievements 8. A Peace Nation in the War on Terror: The Norwegian Engagement in Afghanistan 9. Finland's ISAF experience: Rewarding, Challenging and on the Edges of the Politically Feasible 10. Hungary's Involvement in Afghanistan: Proudly Going through the Motions? 11. From Followers to Leaders as "Coalition Servants": The Polish Engagement in Afghanistan 12. Post-Decisional and Alliance-Dependent: The Czech Engagement in Logar 13. Turkey's ISAF Mission: A Maverick with Strategic Depth 14. Trials and Tribulations of the Lithuanian Participation in the NATO ISAF Mission