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When Simon Townsend was a fledgling journalist in his early 20s, he fought fearlessly against the draft and was imprisoned twice for his pacifist beliefs.
Putin is not in as strong a military position as he would like others to think. Military recruitment is a major issue.
Putin could have used the Ukraine offensive into Kursk as an excuse to ramp up conscription.
The latest round-up of news from Ukraine.
Historically allowing opt outs of conscription has created tension in the population.
The Israel-Hamas war has fueled tensions around military exemptions, but the issue has long roiled Israeli politics.
Swathes of young Russians fled their country to avoid being sent to war in Ukraine, this summer could see a new exodus.
Recruiters are struggling to find enough men to counter a Russian invasion that has gained momentum in recent months.
As some Nato member countries extend conscription, history shows that it can sometimes create more equality in society.
Conscription is being talked about by Nato’s European members as they grow increasingly concerned about further Russian expansion. Ukraine has just expanded its version.
The Israel-Hamas war has fueled tensions around military exemptions, but the issue has long roiled Israeli politics.
Israel’s decision to mobilize hundreds of thousands of reserve soldiers was not just an act of self-defense, a scholar writes, but a political move as well.
The Kremlin’s appeals to Russian masculinity will miss the mark. Russian men have changed over the past two decades.
Interviews with Russian men found most no longer see military service as a marker of masculinity.
Vladimir Putin may have swerved away from a full conscription policy because of what we know about how if affects political support.
Russian reservists are now being called up after president Putin announced changes to his military plans.
Military service is compulsory in South Korea and many deem it unfair that the band’s members have been allowed to put it off.
As Ukraine scrambles to defend itself from Russia’s illegal invasion, men aged 18 to 60 have been banned from leaving the country.
A short history of the Ex-Services Human Rights Association of Australia: a group of brave returned servicemen and women who protested the Vietnam War.
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