This bookexplores the intra-state diplomatic drivers behind the EU's recent forays into peace- and state-building operations.

Benjamin Pohl was a post-doctoral research fellow at the University of Aberdeen and has a PhD in International Relations from Leiden University. He now works for the Berlin-based think tank adelphi research.

1. Introduction 2. CSDP Operations and International Relations Theories 3. Studying CSDP Operations 4. Bosnia 5. Kosovo 6. Afghanistan 7. Chad 8. CSDP Operations and Cross-National Preferences 9. Conclusion