A number of European countries have reintroduced conscription or a form of incentivised military service for their young ...

France has not had a mandatory military service for nearly three decades. Today, as Russia multiplies its threats on the edge ...

For the next few months, the system (which holds 30 million records) will not be able to send people off to kill or die." ...

President Vladimir Putin has issued a decree that requires many foreign men who seek permanent residency or citizenship to ...

The c-word – conscription – once a dirty word in Britain, is back in debate after Nato Secretary General, Mark Rutte, warned ...

Germany’s Bundestag voted for a bill on Friday that allows the country to move towards conscription, as tensions with Russia spur calls for Europe to gain more independence from the US security ...

General Sir Richard Shirreff warned without effective military deterrence Britain's 'sons and daughters' face having to go to war with Russia ...

Germany's parliament approved a controversial new military service law on Friday that aims to boost Bundeswehr numbers and ...

The plan leaves the door open for parliament to introduce mandatory service at least for a limited number of people in future ...

This edition of the Farda Briefing looks at a mysterious recruitment flyer that appeared near Russia's embassy in Tehran, ...