1. Office of the Lithuanian President, “Compulsory Military Conscription Will Be Permanent”, Press Release, 21 June 2016.
2. White House, “Implementation of the U.S.Gulf Cooperation Council Strategic Partnership”, Washington, DC, 21 April 2016.
3. Confidential interviews with civilian officials (Muscat, Nizwa, and Sur, May 2017, and in Salalah, February 2018).
4. Confidential interview with an Emirati military expert (Abu Dhabi, May 2018).
5. Military conscription as a means of stabilizing democratic regimes