Golan Ian
09

Jul

/26
By Research, disability, japan No Comments

New Article: Conscription, Disability, and the State’s Power to Classify

A new article examines the historical relationship between conscription and disability in modern Japan, arguing that military recruitment systems played a central role in defining, ranking, and excluding disabled people. Through the lens of conscription examinations, wartime health policy, eugenics, military welfare, and postwar disability legislation, it shows how the state distinguished between those considered […]
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08

Jul

/26
By In The Media, ian golan, oscar gill-lewis, speakfreely magazine, The i paper No Comments

End Conscription! Responds to The i Paper on Finland’s Draft System

In a letter to the editor submitted to The i Paper, we argue that Britain should not romanticise Finland’s conscription model. We challenge claims that compulsory service improves fitness, strengthens defence willingness, or creates a truly mobilisable million-strong reserve. Instead, we contend that Finnish defence resolve is driven by Russia’s proximity and Finland’s historical experience, […]
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07

Jul

/26
By In The Media, speakfreely magazine No Comments

SpeakFreely Magazine: The Fight Against Conscription as a Return to the Roots of the Liberty Movement

In a new article for SpeakFreely, Ian Golan argues that Europe’s wartime moment should become an opportunity to return youth politics to first principles: fiscal restraint, deregulation, serious national defense, and opposition to compulsory service. The piece warns that the revival of conscription across Europe would sacrifice young men’s liberty while weakening, rather than strengthening, […]
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30

Jun

/26
By Conscription News, finland No Comments

Former Finnish Officer Describes Humiliating Rituals and Alcohol Culture in the Army

Helsingin Sanomat reports that former Finnish Defence Forces captain Nico Lingman has made serious allegations about alcohol use, bullying, and degrading initiation rituals in his former unit. Lingman’s claims concern the Armoured Brigade in Parolannummi and are connected to his new book, Nico Lingman – Sodassa ja rakkaudessa. Public snippets of the article describe claims […]
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