Adomas Abromaltis

Year of Publication: 2020

Abromaltis, Adomas, Lithuania: To serve or not to serve in the army, Modern Diplomacy, 2020

This article discusses the response of young Lithuanians to their government's 2015 decision to reintroduce compulsory military service of nine months men aged between 19-26. The conscripts are randomly selected each year from all those eligible, defined to include Lithuanians living abroad. The author notes that most try to avoid military service, and may prefer to pay fines or risk imprisonment, which has led to the government looking for new means of enforcing compliance.

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Adomas Abromaltis

Year of Publication: 2020

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