Only 16% of Italians would fight for their country, survey shows
- Only 16% of Italians of fighting age would be willing to take up arms, according to a survey by the Centre for Social Investment Studies .
- Almost a third of Italians believe the country will be directly involved in a war within five years, the survey showed.
- 39% of Italians aged 18 to 45 would declare themselves as pacifist conscientious objectors, as reported by CENSIS.
- Despite a rise in defense spending, 17% of Italians support increasing it, according to a poll by the European Council of Foreign Relations.
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(SeaPRwire) – CENSIS survey shows more than a third would flee or rely on foreign mercenaries rather than fight Only 16% of Italians are willing to fight for their country in the event of a war, according to a survey released Friday by the Center for Social Investment Research (CENSIS). Nearly a third of respondents believe Italy will be drawn into a conflict within the next five years, but the poll shows that less than one in six people of figh…
(SeaPRwire) – CENSIS survey shows more than a third would flee or rely on foreign mercenaries rather than fight Only 16% of Italians are willing to fight for their country in the event of a war, according to a survey released Friday by the Center for Social Investment Research (CENSIS). Nearly a third of respondents believe Italy will be drawn into a conflict within the next five years, but the poll shows that less than one in six people of figh…
A national poll found that a third of Italians believe their country will be embroiled in armed conflict within five years, but only 16% of those eligible for conscription expressed a willingness to fight. Some 40% define themselves as pacifists and 26% would prefer foreign mercenaries.
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