Foreign soldiers who volunteered to fight for Ukraine participate in training exercises.
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Many countries welcome foreigners who want to join their military forces.
Soldiers from the French Army in Mali. The withdrawal of troops has begun.
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There are few visible results on the ground after eight years of war in Mali.
A less militarised approach could lead to greater security in the region.
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The over-militarisation of the crisis across the Sahel region has done little to foster stability.
Marie Curie in one of her mobile X-ray units in October 1917.
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During World War I, Marie Curie left her lab behind, inventing a mobile X-ray unit that could travel to the battlefront and training 150 women to operate these ‘Little Curies.’
Against the odds: French troops throw rocks at advancing German troops in the Vosges, 1916.
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The French Army’s efforts in the world wars have long been maligned. Its soldiers deserve better.