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From the first world war to the invasion of Iraq, left-wing soldiers have questioned our involvement in wars. Yet we rarely hear these dissenting veteran’s voices.
Military conscription in Australia had been abandoned in 1959 but was reintroduced in 1964 to support the war effort in Vietnam. Controversially, this call-up of 20-year-old men now included the ...
The spring conscription drive will run from April 1 through to July 15, according in a decree published on Monday. It applies to Russian men aged 18 to 30, following a 2023 change that raised the ...
For our deterrence strategy to be effective, we need to be much clearer about our ‘red lines’ for going to war.
Certainly by the time MP Mike Martin described it as "inevitable" last month, conscription was well and truly back in Blighty's national discourse. Around the United Kingdom, for the first time in ...
The International Monetary Fund has cut its growth forecast for the Australian economy by a hefty half a percentage point this year, in recognition the country won’t be immune from the global ...
A moderately strong, 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck in Australia on Wednesday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The temblor happened at 2:55 a.m. Australian Eastern time about 19 ...
At least two others were missing. By Yan Zhuang At least six people died in Australia as towering waves battered Sydney and other places along the country’s east coast over the Easter holiday ...
President Vladimir Putin has ordered 160,000 men to join Russia's military from Tuesday through July 15 in the country's latest twice-yearly conscription drive. The increase comes at a crucial ...
SYDNEY, April 23 (Reuters) - Australia's conservative opposition party leader Peter Dutton, trailing in polls related to the May 3 election, has pledged to boost defence spending to 3% of gross ...