Elizabeth M.F. Grasmeder

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www.egrasmeder.com IR, Security, Foreign Policy. Duke University and USG. Really likes #legionnaires, forests, and just about every animal. Keep your hat on, we may end up miles from here. - Kurt Vonnegut

⚡️Botswana warns Russia trafficking its citizens into Ukraine war at 'alarming rate.' "These individuals are often promised employment opportunities, only to discover upon arrival that they are being forced into active combat," Botswana's International Relations Ministry said on July 18.

Botswana warns Russia trafficking its citizens into Ukraine war at 'alarming rate'

"These individuals are often promised employment opportunities, only to discover upon arrival that they are being forced into active combat," Botswana's International Relations Ministry said on July 1...

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Estonia is preparing to allow citizens of other NATO member states to voluntarily serve in the Defense Forces and the Kaitseliit volunteer organization. A corresponding bill has already been submitted to the country’s parliament for consideration. #legionnaires ua.news/en/world/est...

Estonia plans to allow voluntary service for citizens of NATO countries

Estonia is preparing to allow citizens of other NATO member states to voluntarily serve in the Defense Forces and the Kaitseliit volunteer organization. A corresponding bill has already been submitted...

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Moscow has recruited over 28,000 foreign nationals to fight for Putin’s Russia ... Under a new European Commission proposal, anyone who served in Russia's armed forces will pay a price that could last long after the war: losing access to Europe.n #legionnaires share.google/4ioPo7yLtzzx...

Why the EU Plans to Ban Entry for Anyone Who Fought for Russia

Thousands of foreign fighters have joined Russia’s war against Ukraine. Now, a proposed EU entry ban could leave Moscow’s foreign recruits barred from entering

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Among many* errors, Thomas errs in saying foreign visitors "would not be called upon in time of war" and therefore their children do not deserve citizenship. The US throughout its wars - including the civil war and both worlds wars - applied conscription to those very same people.

" More radical alternatives, such as greater reliance on foreign recruits, would carry major political and legal complications in Japan’s immigration-sensitive environment." Japan’s Recruitment Crisis and the Human Limits of Rearmament | Geopolitical Monitor share.google/cwJmSQNMgXhN...

Japan’s Recruitment Crisis and the Human Limits of Rearmament

Japan’s accelerating military buildup will inevitably collide with the country’s shrinking and reluctant recruitment base.

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