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Sweden’s Armed Forces failed to recruit enough troops in 2017

Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, January 12, 2018 at 14:07 — Last Updated: Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at 16:11
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The Swedish Armed Forces continued to struggle attracting recruits in 2017, falling well below its own target of 3,500 troops required for basic training. Swedish

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A Swedish Navy fast-attack craft patrols in the the Stockholm Archipelago, Sweden, on October 18 2014. (Pontus Lundahl/AFP/Getty Images)
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Mandatory military service to be reinstated in Sweden

Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, March 2, 2017 at 14:03 — Last Updated: Thursday, March 2, 2017 at 14:06
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The red-green government has formally decided to reintroduce compulsory military service for all those born in or after 1999. Sweden had suspended

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Wide shot of the Centennial Flame with the Parliament building behind
The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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