The UK government has dismissed a NATO ally’s suggestion that European countries should introduce conscription. Latvian President, Edgars Rinkevics, said his European neighbours should ‘absolutely’ ...

Spurred by the war in Ukraine and the prospect of US disengagement, European countries are debating a return to compulsory ...

After the Cold War, most European countries ended compulsory conscription. Just nine countries -- Greece, Cyprus, Austria, ...

Only Austria, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Norway, Switzerland, and Turkey never suspended conscription. “Now, the more urgent thing is essentially having enough troops to hold ...

European countries should “absolutely” be introducing conscription to combat the threat of Russian aggression, Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs said Sunday, as Europe grows increasingly ...

The UK is not considering introducing conscription to ready the country for a potential war - but decisions may be needed in the future to respond to the "new reality" we are now living in ...

The UK government has dismissed a NATO ally’s suggestion that European countries should introduce conscription. Latvian President, Edgars Rinkevics, said his European neighbours should ...