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A bomb attack on a school in Kabul this month killed more than 50 people, mostly schoolgirls. Author Zahra Nader taught at the school before coming to Canada. She fears the dark days that may lie ahead for those she left behind: https://opencanada.org/return-to-gilead/ Sign up to receive Open Canada’s newsletter, Dispatches, and get exclusive access to all future issues of Open Canada: http://bit.ly/3qx6ubj

Le massacre d'écolières en Afghanistan ce mois-ci fait partie d'un effort de guerre contre les enfants, l'éducation et la modernité. Lauryn Oates explique pourquoi nous, au Canada, devons nous souvenir des victimes et faire pression en leur nom pour changer les choses. opencanada.org/fr/ne-vous-couvrez-pas-les-yeux Prenez part à la discussion sur les questions de portée mondiale. Abonnez-vous gratuitement à La Dépêche : bit.ly/3fBl4cB

The massacre of schoolgirls in Afghanistan this month is part of a larger war against children, education and modernity. Lauryn Oates explains why we in Canada must remember the victims and push for change in their names. opencanada.org/dont-look-away Be part of this conversation. Subscribe today to receive Dispatches in your inbox: bit.ly/3fBl4cB

National security threats to Canada need to be taken more seriously, by both citizens and elected officials. Dan Dunsky reviews Stephanie Carvin’s book, "Stand on Guard: Reassessing Threats to Canada’s National Security," to find out what this looks like in the 21st century: https://opencanada.org/book-review-stand-on-guard/ Sign up to receive Open Canada’s newsletter, Dispatches, and get exclusive access to all future issues of Open Canada: http://bit.ly/3qx6ubj

Is it possible to mobilize the same kind of public effort to fight climate change that we did to tackle COVID-19? Yes, argues Kamyar Razavi, but we need to tell a better story about the climate crisis: https://opencanada.org/covid-19s-lessons-for-the-climate-m/ Sign up to receive Open Canada’s newsletter, Dispatches, and get exclusive access to all future issues of Open Canada: http://bit.ly/3qx6ubj

What does Canada want to accomplish in the world? It’s been more than 15 years since Canada published a comprehensive foreign policy strategy. Without one, Paul Meyer writes, it’s impossible to know what Canada hopes to achieve and how it plans to do so: https://opencanada.org/what-exactly-does-canada-want-to-ac/ Sign up to receive Open Canada’s newsletter, Dispatches, and get exclusive access to all future issues of Open Canada: http://bit.ly/3qx6ubj