Exploring the decreasing willingness of young people to join the armed forces, the chapter delves into the concept of conscription in various countries. It discusses how conscription fosters national identity, societal cohesion, and contrasts the approaches of Western nations with more coercive regimes.
Governments particularly in the rich world are struggling to get young people in uniform. Will some form of conscription become necessary? In America, how remote working husbands may be liberating their wives (10:19). And, the generational hunting prowess of the killer whale (16:53).
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