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Nearly 170,000 active-duty troops are stationed abroad, a number larger than the entire standing army of many countries, including Canada.
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Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2025
The nine-person delegation from Iceland, the alliance’s only member without a standing army, occupies a half-dozen offices; France has a whole floor; Germany has two.
—Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
Bombing campaigns could significantly destroy military and civilian infrastructure in Iran but to replace the Iranian regime, President Trump has to be prepared to fight not just a standing army but a system with decades of experience in asymmetric warfare.
—Narges Bajoghli, Time, 19 June 2025
And in terms of personnel, China has a standing army of more than two million soldiers—nearly 12 times as many as Taiwan.
—Michael A. Brown, Foreign Affairs, 25 Jan. 2023
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Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2025
The nine-person delegation from Iceland, the alliance’s only member without a standing army, occupies a half-dozen offices; France has a whole floor; Germany has two.
—Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
Bombing campaigns could significantly destroy military and civilian infrastructure in Iran but to replace the Iranian regime, President Trump has to be prepared to fight not just a standing army but a system with decades of experience in asymmetric warfare.
—Narges Bajoghli, Time, 19 June 2025
And in terms of personnel, China has a standing army of more than two million soldiers—nearly 12 times as many as Taiwan.
—Michael A. Brown, Foreign Affairs, 25 Jan. 2023
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“Standing army.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/standing%20army. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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