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Environmental concerns have held a central place in Costa Rica’s identity for years, much like its lack of a standing army, and the country has set ambitious sustainability goals.
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Djenane Villanueva, CNN Money, 1 Feb. 2026
With Stalin’s large standing army smothering half of Europe, and his fledgling nuclear arsenal extending Moscow’s ambitions overseas, America had to scramble.
—Barry Scott Zellen, Hartford Courant, 22 Jan. 2026
The southeastern Choctaws alone possessed a military force ten times as large as the United States' standing army.
—Caleb Pomeroy, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2025
Schiff specifically mentioned the declaration’s protestation against the British use of standing armies in American colonial cities, indirectly referring to ICE officers and National Guard troops deployed in American cities to enforce Trump’s immigration agenda.
—Gabrielle M. Etzel, The Washington Examiner, 18 Oct. 2025
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Djenane Villanueva, CNN Money, 1 Feb. 2026
With Stalin’s large standing army smothering half of Europe, and his fledgling nuclear arsenal extending Moscow’s ambitions overseas, America had to scramble.
—Barry Scott Zellen, Hartford Courant, 22 Jan. 2026
The southeastern Choctaws alone possessed a military force ten times as large as the United States' standing army.
—Caleb Pomeroy, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2025
Schiff specifically mentioned the declaration’s protestation against the British use of standing armies in American colonial cities, indirectly referring to ICE officers and National Guard troops deployed in American cities to enforce Trump’s immigration agenda.
—Gabrielle M. Etzel, The Washington Examiner, 18 Oct. 2025
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“Standing army.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/standing%20army. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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