Sweden reintroduces military service

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Euro|Topics relaunched their website during 2016. Features published before that date are still available via an archive website (see related url hyperlinks0As of July 2017 the Swedish government will reintroduce compulsory military service, which had been abolished in 2010. The government justified the step pointing to heightened security risks in the Baltic and the lack of volunteers. All men and women born in or after 1999 must be available, and 4,000 of them will have to do military service each year. Some commentators approve of the move while others cast doubts on its effectiveness.

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The Local.se, 02.03.17: Why Sweden is bringing back the draft http://www.thelocal.se/20170302/why-sweden-is-bringing-back-the-draft

Sweden: Government: News, 02.03.17: Sweden re-activates conscription http://www.government.se/articles/2017/03/re-activation-of-enrolment-and-the-conscription/

ESO: Find further information in ESO in conscription in European countries http://www.europeansources.info/advSearchLink?keyword=conscription%20&searchOption=all

BBC News, 02.03.17: Sweden brings back military conscription amid Baltic tensions http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39140100

The Guardian, 02.03.17: Sweden to reintroduce conscription amid rising Baltic tensions https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/mar/02/sweden-reintroduce-conscription-amid-rising-baltic-tensions

Wikipedia: Conscription in Sweden https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conscription_in_Sweden

Blog: IISS: Military Balance Blog, 21.03.17: Sweden reintroduces conscription, in a changing European security environment http://www.iiss.org/en/militarybalanceblog/blogsections/2017-edcc/march-f0a5/swedens-reintroduction-of-conscription-09cf

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