The effort, aimed at young people, came after an army chief angered many by saying the country must accept the possible loss ...

A voluntary military program that pledges to train 50,000 young people in the next 10 years has garnered widespread support ...

France is set to introduce voluntary military service to strengthen its armed forces against the background of growing ...

The furor erupted as President Emmanuel Macron is expected to present a plan for paid, voluntary military service to bolster the armed forces against the threat from Russia.

Young volunteers will serve in France’s mainland and overseas territories only, not in its military operations abroad, Mr ...

The newly announced voluntary military service program, unveiled Thursday, comes as defense circles are questioning the ...

France on Thursday formally handed back its last two military bases in Senegal, leaving Paris with no permanent army camps in either west or central Africa. Ending the French army's 65 years in ...

DAKAR, Senegal — It's been a tumultuous month for France and its relationship with former colonies in Africa, as its influence on the continent faces the biggest challenge in decades. As Paris was ...

French Army Chief of Staff Gen. Pierre Schill has led the land force since July 2021, implementing a large-scale modernization effort called Scorpion that includes new connected armored vehicles in a ...

Vol. 11, No. 3, Special issue: European Military Innovation in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine (2024), pp. 358-385 (28 pages) After three decades of expeditionary warfare, the French Army is ...

France on Thursday formally handed back its last two military bases in Senegal, leaving Paris with no permanent camps in either west or central Africa. Ending the French army's 65 years in Senegal, ...