Publication
Oct 2015
This CSS Analysis discusses the concept of military conscription and how it is perceived in Europe today. More specifically, it examines 1) the post-Cold War demise of the practice in Western countries; 2) the types of conscription that exist in nations where it survived; 3) why Russia's increasingly bellicose behavior and a re-evaluation of conscription’s societal value has nudged some countries to reconsider their policies on drafting their youths; 4) the experiences selected European countries have had with all-volunteer forces; and 5) the difficulty of reintroducing conscription in places that have switched to all-volunteer systems.
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Author | Matthias Bieri |
Series | CSS Analysis in Security Policy |
Issue | 180 |
Publisher | Center for Security Studies (CSS) |
Copyright | © 2015 Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich |