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Canadian Military’s Immigrant Experiment Serves as Warning to Europe

TEC News May 2, 2026

Lack of language skills and cultural competence along with hostilities between cadets from the same continent highlight risks of recruiting recent immigrants into armed forces.

French Military Chief of Staff: “Be Prepared to Lose Your Children”

Hélène de Lauzun November 20, 2025

The senior officer notes France’s moral unpreparedness, but the French blame Macron’s irresponsibility.

No Army for White Men: Britain’s Self-Inflicted Recruiting Crisis

Harrison Pitt January 25, 2024

In wartime, countries depend not on ideological quotas but on fighting talent.

British Army So Weak Civilians Must Be “Mobilised” in Event of War

Michael Curzon January 24, 2024

All Brits must now “think more like troops,” the head of the Army said, while not going as far as supporting conscription.

Russia Raises Conscription Age Amid Continued Ukrainian Counteroffensive

Chris Tomlinson July 27, 2023

Amid heavy fighting in Ukraine, Russia has increased the age of eligibility for military conscription which could potentially see conscripts sent to regions of Ukraine that were annexed by Russia last year.

Belarusian Armed Forces Conduct Snap “Combat Readiness” Drills

Robert Semonsen December 14, 2022

Oleh Izhak, the head of research at the Kyiv-based National Institute for Strategic Studies, said that 20,000 combat-capable Belarusian soldiers and 9,000 Russian soldiers could stage an offensive from the north.

Austrian Armed Forces to Take Part in This Weekend’s Anti-Lockdown Protests

Robert Semonsen November 17, 2021

Political and military leaders in Austria have called for massive protests against the government’s new anti-COVID lockdown measures.

Tag: armed forces

Canadian Military’s Immigrant Experiment Serves as Warning to Europe

French Military Chief of Staff: “Be Prepared to Lose Your Children”

No Army for White Men: Britain’s Self-Inflicted Recruiting Crisis

British Army So Weak Civilians Must Be “Mobilised” in Event of War

Russia Raises Conscription Age Amid Continued Ukrainian Counteroffensive

Belarusian Armed Forces Conduct Snap “Combat Readiness” Drills

Austrian Armed Forces to Take Part in This Weekend’s Anti-Lockdown Protests

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