Conscription

Wehrpflicht Recruitment South Korea Mandatory Service Military Service Wehrdienst Legislation Voluntary Service Germany Russia

IDF Confirms 12,000-Soldier Shortfall, Warns Against Shorter Conscription

Military leaders blame sustained seven-front fighting for the gap.

Reports Say Russian Deputy Minister Denis Butsaev Fled to the U.S. After Ouster

Lord Robertson Urges UK to Weigh Swedish-Style Civil Defence Duty

Russia’s Defense Ministry Denies Forcing Students Into Military Contracts

U.S. Moves to Automatic Draft Registration by December 2026

Legal Scholar Says Supreme Court’s Dobbs Test Could Threaten the Military Draft

U.S. Moves to Automatic Selective Service Registration by December 2026

Thailand Sees Surge in Voluntary Military Enlistment During Draft Season

Students Stage Nationwide School Strike in Germany Over New Military Service Law

UK Conscription Debate Intensifies With Plan To Raise Reserve Mobilisation Age To 65

Chemnitz Marks 25th Friedenstag With Citywide Program and Peace Walks

Nationwide Student Walkouts Planned for March 5 Over Germany’s New Military Service Law

UK Likely to Send HMS Duncan After Reported Iran Strikes as Energy Prices Surge

Hamburg Students March Against New Service Law; Police Put Crowd at 1,200

CDU Youth Sets 2027 Conscription Trigger as Women’s Wing Seeks Mandatory Questionnaire for Women

UK Conscription Debate Revives as MPs Warn on War Readiness

Germany Starts Wehrdienst Mail-Out to 2008 Cohort as Objection Filings Surge

Experts Float UK Draft Targeting Unemployed Graduates

UK Rules Out Draft for Now as Voluntary Military ‘Gap Year’ Pilot Opens in March

UK Conscription Talk Intensifies as Experts List Who Would Be Called Up