Soldiering is voluntary for women in most countries, but conscription is on the rise. DW provides an overview of women in the military worldwide. Denmark is the latest country to introduce ...

Last month Denmark announced plans to become the 10th country to extend military conscription to women, in response to Russia's growing aggression on Nato's eastern front. "We do not rearm because ...

Latvia is one of several European countries where debates on integrating women in the armed forces is an important dimension of contemporary approaches to conscription. Facing a volatile external ...