Why Sweden Brought Back the Draft
Seven years after abolishing mandatory military service, the country is now responding to “the security change in our neighborhood.”
by Adam Chandler
Mar 03, 2017
1 minute
In 2010, Sweden ended a 109-year-old national tradition by abolishing its military draft. At the time, the decision seemed like an obvious one; only 5,000 soldiers were being conscripted into the army—a 10-percent sliver of the mandatory enlistment in Sweden during the in Sweden’s paper of record at the time, effectively calling the move a belated acknowledgement of peacetime.
You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.
Start your free 30 days