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COOPERATION AND CONFLICT
Volume 52, Issue 4, Pages 502-518Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/0010836717701969
Keywords
Afghanistan; coalition warfare; international practices; NATO
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This article investigates the NATO campaign in Afghanistan through a practice-based approach. The structural distribution of power within NATO, which is obviously in favor of the US, does not automatically lead to Washington's desired outcomes, and US delegates must competently perform a certain number of practices for their power advantage to take its full effect. The article also illustrates how looking at practices helps to explain policy decisions, such as NATO's decision to engage in Afghanistan, the establishment of an International Security and Assistance Force (ISAF) strategy and the wording of policy papers. By studying a case of military diplomacy, the article contributes to the emerging scholarship aimed at bridging the gap between diplomatic studies and practice-based approaches to International Relations.
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