Canada in Kandahar

Abstract

Jan Roseneder's piece, War Casualties, the Media, and the Internet, discusses how the immediacy of casualty reports and the graphic details conveyed has alternatively engaged and distanced the Canadian people, while at the same time providing distinct platforms for political parties.

The importance of Afghanistan to NATO's credibility and its very existence is examined by Joshua Walker in NATO"s Litmus Test: Prioritizing Afghanistan. Walker argues that events in the mountains and villages of Afghanistan are ultimately where NATO's future will be affirmed.

Lara Olson discusses how NGOs are Fighting for Humanitarian Space, looking at problems related to their security in Afghanistan, the militarization of aid, and how NGOs have been made public scapegoats for the failures of the overall aid effort.  She explores their efforts to preserve humanitarian space through advocacy and dialogue with the military and with donors.