# Is a Multipolar World Better for the U.S.?

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Published: 2025-10-06T21:36:15+00:00
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## Resource

Could the United States be stronger and safer while spending only about half as much on national defense? In this episode of Independent Conversations, defense strategist Ivan Eland says the surprising answer is “Yes”— as explained in his new book, A Balance of Titans: Peace and Liberty in the New Multipolar World.

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