Alexander Dugin, the controversial and enigmatic Russian geopolitician known to

Western military and intelligence analysts, is not nearly so well known by the inquiring

public-even by many scholars studying contemporary Russian geopolitics. Dugin,

sanctioned by the U.S. for early advocating Russian intervention (even annexation) of

Georgia, the Crimea, and Ukraine, is very familiar to Russian military planners and

governmental policymakers-his impactful works, developed as his Eurasianist inspired

Fourth Political Theory, are seriously studied within Russia. This book examines the

development and potential of Dugin and his theory and addresses the question of how

Dugin proposes to counter the perceived evils of Western Liberalism-with its secular

worldview, efforts toward globalization, and goal of unipolar hegemony-and how he

proposes to thwart these perceived evils and create a multipolar world where Russia is a

leading regional power stretching from Dublin to Vladivostok.

Dugin infuses his theory with significant amounts of metaphysical and theological

material in a manner unfamiliar to those in the secular West. Borrowing and building

his metaphysical ideas from Traditionalist and Eurasianist thinkers, Dugin has

developed a geopolitical theology of significant force and impact. My conclusions are

that Dugin's work is, and will likely continue to be, reflected in Russian geopolitical

policy. Because Dugin's influence on Russian policy will, in turn, affect Western

reception and reaction, this systematic in-depth examination is both necessary and

timely.