In blow to Benjamin Netanyahu's government, Israel's top court rules state must draft ultra-Orthodox into IDF ~society politics Link 54 votes
Norway to increase number of conscripted soldiers from 9,000 to 13,500 – Russia's attack on Ukraine has given northern European countries an impetus to beef up their militaries ~society politics Link 10 votes
Israel’s ultra-Orthodox don’t serve in its armed forces. That’s getting harder than ever to justify and threatens Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition. ~humanities religion Article 1917 words, published Mar 15 2024 39 votes
Denmark wants to conscript more people for military service – including women, for the first time ~society politics Article 892 words 13 votes
How Finland survived a 1,000,000+ Soviet invasion (1939-1940) ~humanities.history Video 46:49 13 votes
US Supreme Court turns away challenge to the rule that only men register for the draft ~life.men Article 471 words 17 votes
Sweden will increase military spending by around 40% in the next five years and double the number of people conscripted into the army amid growing tensions with Russia ~news sweden politics russia Article 307 words 16 votes
The Vietnam draft lotteries functioned as a randomized experiment—which has allowed social scientists to study its life-changing effects ~science psychology Article 2281 words 7 votes
Eritrea has slashed conscription. Will it stem the flow of refugees? ~news eritrea ethiopia Article 919 words, published Aug 8 2018 2 votes