In 2011, conscription was suspended when the Bundeswehr switched to a contract model of service. However, due to growing threats in the region, its resumption has been discussed for several years.

‘All European countries need to do more, and now is the moment to do so.’ The UK hasn’t had conscription since the last batch was drafted in 1960, with those recruits leaving service in 1963.

Each European country will decide independently on whether to introduce military conscription, NATO's secretary-general has said, as the continent forges ahead with its rapid defense ramp up. Why ...

In Sweden, conscription was temporarily suspended in 2010, but was reinstated in 2017 in response to the deteriorating regional security situation. The year before, 72% of Swedes asked in a poll ...

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Young men afraid of military conscription in Ukraine are avoiding the traditional workforce, and it's having a negative effect on the economy. A MARTÍNEZ, HOST: Ukraine is in a predicament.

European countries should “absolutely” be introducing conscription to combat the threat of Russian aggression, Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs said Sunday, as Europe grows increasingly ...

Sweden, where conscription is now also gender-neutral, called up around 7,000 individuals in 2024. The number will rise to 8,000 in 2025, according to the Swedish Armed Forces.