US News & World Report might be best known these days for its ranking of top universities and colleges. But the organization is also in the business of ranking the world’s “strongest militaries,” and its survey for 2024 has Russia occupying the top spot as the globe’s most powerful army. US News ranked militaries as part of a broader survey of the world’s “best countries.” Though supposedly possessing the strongest military establishment in the world, Russia ranked only 36th of 89 countries surveyed in the “best country” category. The military rankings are guaranteed to raise eyebrows among mi…