Draft

Despite its heavy losses, Russia has not only replenished casualties but also increased the total number of troops fighting against Ukraine.  

As long as the Kremlin can recruit at least as many troops as it is losing, Russia's leadership will continue its "special military operation" in Ukraine.

Russian leader Vladimir Putin gave a televised address on Wednesday morning announcing a partial conscription of Russian reservists—a move that would expand the country’s army after a series of prominent...

Arguments against South Korea’s military conscription system abound. First, as CATO Institute scholar Doug Bandow has pointed out, the draft allows the government to secure enough “cannon fodder” while shifting...

There is surprising language in current legislation, which may be attached to the National Defense Authorization Act. This language would make women eligible for the Selective Service System. Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman...

Peter Suciu has written previously in National Interest about the Russian Finance Ministry’s proposed ten percent reduction in military personnel as a cost-cutting measure and about the pushback the proposal...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: The All Volunteer Force is consistent with American values, in which the government should exercise restraint in circumscribing individual liberty. When there is a good...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: Russian servicemen still face the brutal hazing that is a legacy of the Soviet military. Still, most Russian men will never serve time in the ranks....

What does it mean to serve the United States, and who should be required to do so? On March 25, 2020, after three years of investigation, the National Commission for Military,...

After President Donald Trump ordered the assassination of Iran’s Qasem Soleimani, raising the possibility of deadly retaliation, panicked draft-age men crashed the Selective Service website. They worried that conscription might...

Fear of imminent war and a draft have escalated in the wake of U.S. forces killing Iranian general Qassem Soleimani in early January. Misinformation spread across social media platforms. The...

The Russian government is cracking down on draft dodgers in a bid to find recruits for its military. It is also going after websites that help potential draftees escape service...