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EU establishes Lebanon support mission, with launch still to come
EUSM Lebanon will combine civilian and military assistance. Its founding decision defines the tasks and initial financing, while deployment requires further steps.
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Conscription, reserves and mobilization: what troop numbers mean
Five national examples explain how registration, compulsory service and reserves differ, and why personnel totals do not measure immediate readiness.
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Taiwan monitors Chinese coastal firing activity, minister says
Wellington Koo said Taiwan preliminarily assessed the activity as training by coastal air-defense units. The available notices do not establish a single exercise encircling Taiwan.
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What military unit names tell you, and what they do not
A battalion or brigade name helps place a formation in a command structure. It does not reveal a universal headcount, equipment inventory or level of readiness.
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Military drones are not one category
A reconnaissance aircraft, a remotely piloted armed platform and a one-way weapon may all be called drones. Their roles and the decisions made by humans can be very different.