12 Countries That Will Never Draft Your Kids to War

About this episode

The episode discusses countries that do not draft citizens into military service and explores alternatives to avoid conscription.

Europe's draft is back. Germany made it illegal for males aged 17-45 to leave the country without military permission, Latvia restored conscription in 2024, and Russia raised its conscription age to 30. And global conflict is only increasing which begs the question – How can I avoid mandatory conscription? We cover the 12 countries on Earth that do not conscript their citizens, with the citizenship pathway for each. Access a suite of powerful tools and the world's #1 private investor communit...

People in this episode

Host: Christian Henrik Nesheim

Topics covered

• military conscription
• global conflict
• citizenship pathways
• draft laws
• international relations

Keywords

• conscription
• military draft
• citizenship
• Germany
• Latvia
• Russia
• global conflict
• investing
• IMI Podcasts

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Places: Germany, Latvia, Russia

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