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Recruitment Is Rising, but Departures Continue: Personnel Challenges Facing the Czech Armed Forces

Recruitment Is Rising, but Departures Continue: Personnel Challenges Facing the Czech Armed Forces

When the Russian Federation annexed Crimea in 2014, the Czech professional army had a strength of just 21,000 soldiers. This was the result of a long era of budget cuts, but…

 19. 04. 2026
Voluntary military training for high school students: the Czech model in a European conte

Voluntary military training for high school students: the Czech model in a European conte

The registration period for high school students to sign up for the four-week summer military training program is coming to an end. Back in February, the program reached…

 18. 03. 2026
The Belgian model: Voluntary military service as a response to the personnel crisis

The Belgian model: Voluntary military service as a response to the personnel crisis

Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022 marked, among other things, a shift in the thinking of Europeans, who, after the end of the Cold War, had learned to consider…

 31. 12. 2025
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