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Under long-standing political arrangements, ultra-Orthodox men had been exempt from the draft, which is compulsory for most Jewish men.
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In the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the debate over compulsory military service has resurfaced across Europe, with many countries reconsidering whether conscription could bolster their national security. In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, European mass armies relied heavily on universal conscription for men. But after the Cold War, these mass armies were systematically downsized. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) reports that military spending in Western Europe plummeted from an average of 2.4% to 1.6% of GDP during this period. In 1990, West Germany...
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Founded in 2015 by Olena Drachuk, a junior sergeant, it gained urgency after Russia's 2022 invasion. While older kids teach younger ones military skills like assembling a Kalashnikov, Olena supervises. Using wooden rifles for drills, they train seriously, aware of the potential life-or-death stakes. Hundreds of such youth groups have emerged, with government support, involving 74,000 youths nationwide.
Euronews (English)
If you’re actively serving or have served in the military, you’re something of a rarity. And trends predict that you’ll soon be rarer still. According to Veteran’s Administration data, there are only about 19 million living veterans in the US today—less than 10% of our total population. The number of active service members in the country has been declining for some years—the suspension of the draft in 1973 has been influential, of course—and today active soldiers represent less than 0.5% of US residents. Q1 2021 hedge fund letters, conferences and more But just as rare as soldiers and vets are...
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