German conscription reforms spark NATO praise as Berlin prepares to force all 18-year-old men into military screening and potential drafting

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has welcomed the German government’s decision to ‘reform’ its conscription of military-age men to increase the size of its armed forces. Compulsory military service was paused – put into ‘abeyance’ by Germany in 2011 – but the ‘Bundeswehr’ will now be authorised to compel all men aged 18 to complete […]

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