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Ukraine’s women have the skills needed on the battlefield
Senior corporal Yaryna Chornohuz serves on the front line in Ukraine. Conscription, she says, would enable women to deploy valuable skills on the battlefield.
Defence
Why modern militaries are offering cushy perks to recruits and the Thai military’s surprising new mascot.
Defence
Conscription in France, Romania plans a submarine and US troops in South Korea prepare a new look.
Defence
The Afghan airforce’s new Black Hawk helicopters and a sartorial shift for the US army.
Europe
Why Sweden may see a return to conscription and Germany's first bicycle superhighway.
Defence
Tension mounts in the South China Sea and why the US "peace dividend" might need redefinition.
Defence
This month’s military news round-up, looking at conscription in Austria, budget cuts in the US and smaller-scale deployments in Guatemala.
Should we force it?
As Sweden ends compulsory national service, Finland carries on. We consider the way forward for conscription in modern social democracies as a way to recruit citizens, not just soldiers.
