In 4590, the Kazulian Government voted to end the 500 year tradition by abolishing conscription and civilian national service. At
the time, the decision seemed obvious as tensions in the region had been alerted to the need for conscription anymore. Pax
Kazulia had been achieved in the region to a certain extent. At the time of its abolition, only 5,000 soldiers were being
conscripted into the army—a 10-percent sliver of the mandatory enlistment in Kazulia during the height of its control of the
Northern Council, when most Dovanian nations had compulsory service. “The obligatory military service had become both
old-fashioned and ineffective,” read an editorial in Kazulia's paper of record at the time, effectively calling the move a
belated acknowledgement of peacetime. Yesterday on the backdrop of mounting tensions between Kazulia and Dankuk, the Stortinget
began voting on the reintroduction of compulsory military service, citing the need for an increased military readiness. According
to statement from the Department of Defence, the reintroduction of compulsory military service adds urgency to the situation
developing between Dankuk and Kazulia. With Dankuk withdrawing from the Treaty of Asvald, the sentiment of a potential boiling
over of tensions into conflict becomes increasingly likely.
Of the targeted age group, 13,000 will be called to take part in an enrolment process – of which about 4,000 a year will be
selected for basic military training in 4620 and 4621. Defence Minister Hjalte Johansen reiterated that the move was in response
to a deteriorating security environment in northern dovani at the hands of the Dankukin Government. With the Kazulian Armed
Forces currently within a transition to rediscover its effective edge, conscription could significant swell the numbers of the
Armed Forces. Chief of Defence, General Tormond Prestegard stated that he had been anticipating the return of conscription. Prior
to its abolition, Kazulia maintained the fastest military readiness capability, but most nations to shame at how fast the nation
could muster-up and mobilise its armed forces towards a potential crisis/threat. General Prestegard stated that he had great
intentions on reintroducing the aforementioned level of military readiness. A resurgent Dankuk and tensions with Kazulia have
prompted politicians to consider bolstering military spending to its pre-civil conflict level of 200 billion krona, rather than
the concurrent 100 billion. Prestegard noted that the lack of military preparedness on the part of an armed forces is a direct
insult to its core purpose of defending the interests and people of the nation it was formed to defend.
According to statements from the Department of Defence, in response to the presence of Dankukin troops on the border, the Home
Guard has been deployed to the border regions. Whilst reservists have been called up, around 19,000 troops are reported to be
stationed on the Kazulia-Dankuk border. Various equipment sorts have been deployed to the border alongside the Home Guardsmen
including artillery hunting radar and the Skjoldr-3 air-defence system. Western Command for the Home Guard has been put on the
highest alert. Home Guard HF-16 multirole fighters have been reportedly deployed to patrol Kazulian aerospace and the Kazulian
Navy's Anantonese Fleet (3rd Fleet) had been deployed to respond to Dankukin sentiments that it intends on patrolling closer to
Kazulia's economic exclusion zone. General Prestegard stated that whilst Kazulia has expressed its intentions for a peaceful
solution, with Dankuk withdrawing from the Treaty of Asvald, the sentiment of conflict is becoming increasingly likely. The
Kazulian Government has reimposed sanctions on Dankuk which it had rolled back since the signing of both the Treaty of Asvald and
the Mutual Peace Pact of Dankuk and Kazulia. In response to mounting tensions on the Kazulian-Dankukin border amidst the decision
by the later to mass around 350,000 troops on the border, citing security concerns, Prime Minister Kenneth Sivertsen urged the
Dankukin Government to comply with the Treaty of Asvald and meet to negotiate a potential resolution to the situation.
Earlier this morning, Dankukin State Media announced that Dankuk would be withdrawing from the Treaty of Asvald, hence shattered
the established peace in northern dovani. In response to the withdrawal, Prime Minister Sivertsen ordered economic sanctions be
imposed on various Dankukin government institutions and entities. The return of Kazulian sanctions is intended to restrain
Dankuk's behaviour beyond the treaty but analysts from the Trond Heinrichsen Institute for International Affairs, the sanctions
run the risk of reviving Dankukin zeal for conflict. Dankuk's withdrawal from the Treaty of Asvald reinstates two sets of
economic sanctions. The first comes in the form of Dankuk's purchase of Kazulian currency, trade in precious metals and sale in
other related parts and services. The second set of sanctions restricts the sales of commercial and industrial products from
Dankuk. Currently, the Stortinget is debating the sentiment of disallowing Kazulian corporations to conduct any form of business
with the Dankukin government or corporations originating from the nation. Kazulia's moves have already contributed to a run on
the rial and triple-digit inflation as Dankuk scrambles for the safety of the Kazulian krona. According to statements from the
Department of Finance, the sanctions could be increased if it becomes clear to the Kazulian Government that the Dankukin
Government does not intend on making any settlement for a peaceful solution.