Mission Uruzgan: Collaborating in Multiple Coalitions for Afghanistan

From autumn 2001 onwards, Dutch armed forces have been involved in military operations in Afghanistan. These deployments found their culmination in a four-year period (2006 - 2010) when the Netherlands acted as lead-nation in the province of Uruzgan. This important study provides a wealth of insights into the many problems the military organisation had to cope with, as well as into the solutions achieved by the Dutch soldiers, collaborating with partners in multiple coalitions. Focusing on the collaborative aspect, the authors trace the principles and practice of working together with partners in multiple military coalitions, involving the local population and its variety of power brokers, allies in and beyond NATO, and civil and military entrepreneurs.