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Alexander Dugin argues that Thiel distorts the concept of the Katechon by linking it to technological acceleration, while narrowly framing the Antichrist as liberal globalism.

Alexander Dugin points to Iran’s steadfastness as a model for Russia and calls for the creation of a Corps of Guardians of the Russian Conservative Revolution.

Alexander Dugin: It seems to me that in our volatile world, where everything is on the brink and hanging by a thread, we may face the most incredible twists and turns. Therefore, I do not believe any analysis that claims “this is long-term, and we know for sure” or “this is about to end, and we know for sure.”

There is a paradox. In truth, we opposed the West and gave that opposition a theoretical character only during the Soviet period. It was precisely then that the civilizational tension between East and West reached its historical culmination.

The below transcript is from Prof. Alexander Dugin’s latest episode of the Radio Sputnik Escalation Show. Dugin argues that the US-Israeli attack on Iran has only strengthened Iran’s resolve, inflamed ancient prophecies, and is accelerating the collapse of the post-WWII world system.

Alexander Dugin on Iran’s resistance, the collapse of American credibility, and the accelerating birth of a multipolar world.

The event will bring together thinkers, analysts, and public figures from different parts of the world in order to reflect on one of the decisive questions of our historical moment: the end of the unipolar world and the emergence of a multipolar international order.

The article argues that modern accelerationism—both secular and religious—seeks to hasten an apocalyptic transformation of the world through technology, ideology, and messianic politics.

Alexander Dugin argues that the US-Israeli attack on Iran signals the collapse of international law and a new era where global politics is governed by raw power. If Iran falls, it could embolden similar actions against other states — especially Russia.

Vladimir Putin has signed a decree establishing a commission on the development of artificial intelligence (AI). The commission will operate under the President of Russia. Yet the issue of AI is not merely—or even primarily—a technical matter. It is a philosophical and conceptual problem. It calls into question rationality itself, the very human capacity for thought.

Alexander Dugin argues that the unity forged in Russia’s war effort stands in stark contrast to the moral and political collapse he sees unfolding in the United States and Europe.

The below transcript is from Prof. Alexander Dugin’s latest episode of the Radio Sputnik Escalation Show, dealing with the Munich Security Conference, the ascent of the neocons in the Trump administration, the dilemmas facing a multipolar world, and the ongoing negotiations over Ukraine:

Alexander Dugin argues that the “collective West” is no more. Thanks to Donald Trump’s sledgehammer, the former hegemonic bloc has been fragmented into five different Wests, each with their own ideological and geopolitical agendas.

Recently, terrorist attacks targeting high-ranking Russian military officials have become more frequent.

Alexander Dugin on the West’s strategic recalibration in Munich.

I think that is entirely correct: this is exactly how everything should be understood. If one looks objectively at the effect produced by the publication of the Epstein files—even in such a redacted form, with black bars and an incomplete set (they say that only three to six million files have been published, and since they were carefully selected, these are surely not the harshest).

In this article, Alexander Dugin interprets Western power as a gravitational system organized around a hidden nucleus, toward which all elite trajectories inevitably converge.

The publication of three million Epstein files is a foundational event of such magnitude that it provokes genuine bewilderment: why are domestic media outlets failing to give it the attention it deserves? This is a true event—if you will, an anticipated yet still shocking “black swan,” or what political analysis calls a “game changer,” a transformation of the conditions of the game.

Alexander Dugin on the Philosopher-King and the return of the Empire of Spirit.

Alexander Dugin reflects on the contemporary West as a civilization he sees as morally, politically, and spiritually in decline.

Conversation with Alexander Dugin on the Sputnik TV program Escalation.

Friedrich Nietzsche, in his lectures on Greek philosophy, called Plato a radical revolutionary. Plato, in Nietzsche's interpretation, is the one who surpasses the classical Greek notion of the ideal citizen: Plato's philosopher becomes above religiosity, directly contemplating the idea of the Good, unlike the other two properties (war and artisans).

Eschatological Optimism, the posthumous philosophical testimony of Daria Platonova Dugina, explores and develops this ancient idea amidst the overwhelming kaleidoscope of the cave of the modern world. Engaging a vast spectrum of philosophical, theological, sociological, and literary perspectives, Dugina shows that the decision to decipher and face the illusions of our “reality” is only the beginning of an intellectual, existential, spiritual, and political journey which diverse thinkers, ancient and modern, have dared to undertake.

The 20th century was a century of rivalry between three ideologies. Some managed to reign for several centuries (liberalism), others for decades and years (communism and national socialism). But their demise seems obvious to us. All three ideologies, daughters of the New Age philosophy, have left the space of politics. The era of modernity has come to an end.