Dublin to Vladivostok (eBook)

Alexander Dugin, the controversial and enigmatic Russian geopolitician known toWestern military and intelligence analysts, is not nearly so well known by the inquiringpublic-even by many scholars studying contemporary Russian geopolitics. Dugin,sanctioned by the U.S. for early advocating Russian intervention (even annexation) ofGeorgia, the Crimea, and Ukraine, is very familiar to Russian military planners andgovernmental policymakers-his impactful works, developed as his Eurasianist inspiredFourth Political Theory, are seriously studied within Russia. This book examines thedevelopment and potential of Dugin and his theory and addresses the question of howDugin proposes to counter the perceived evils of Western Liberalism-with its secularworldview, efforts toward globalization, and goal of unipolar hegemony-and how heproposes to thwart these perceived evils and create a multipolar world where Russia is aleading regional power stretching from Dublin to Vladivostok.Dugin infuses his theory with significant amounts of metaphysical and theologicalmaterial in a manner unfamiliar to those in the secular West. Borrowing and buildinghis metaphysical ideas from Traditionalist and Eurasianist thinkers, Dugin hasdeveloped a geopolitical theology of significant force and impact. My conclusions arethat Dugin's work is, and will likely continue to be, reflected in Russian geopoliticalpolicy. Because Dugin's influence on Russian policy will, in turn, affect Westernreception and reaction, this systematic in-depth examination is both necessary andtimely.