No. 180: Military Conscription in Europe: New Relevance

Author(s): Matthias Bieri
Editor(s): Christian Nünlist
Series: CSS Analyses in Security Policy
Issue: 180
Publisher(s): Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich
Publication Year: 2015

In the past 20 years, military conscription has been regarded as an obsolescent model for security policy. However, in several countries, Russia’s annexation of Crimea and the conflict in Ukraine have set off debates on bringing back the draft. While this form of national defense will not make a great comeback, alternative models are gaining popularity.

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