In-Bum Chun
Former commander of the Republic of Korea Army Special Warfare Command
South Korea’s experience shows that universal conscription is a tool not only of defence but of social inclusion. Service brings together people from different walks of life and gives them shared experience and skills.
The heart of the model is not the armed forces’ capacity to train every conscript, but a multi-layered system in which different paths of service match different abilities.
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Edmundas Jakilaitis
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Mantas Mikuckas
On implementing a Finnish-style total defence model in Lithuania by 2030 and the socio-economic benefits it can generate.
Jonas Tamulis
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