Denmark wants to conscript more people for military service – including women

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen outlined the move (Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

Denmark wants to increase the number of young people doing military service by extending conscription to women and increasing the time of service from four months to 11 months for both genders, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said.

Ms Frederiksen told a press conference: “We do not rearm because we want war. We are rearming because we want to avoid it.”