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.

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