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In a rare interview, Russian intellectual Alexander Dugin emphasized Russia’s view of building a multipolar world and resisting the collective dictatorship of the West.
In an interview with Syrian journalist Maram Sousley on her YouTube channel, Dugin defined the idea of a multipolar world as a philosophy that does not consider humanity as a single whole but is based on the recognition of the multiplicity of human civilizations, of which there are not only the civilizations of the Western European world.
According to the Russian thinker, “Western civilization is considered by most of the humanities to be the only possible model of human development,” noting that Western principles such as human rights, the value of personality, freedom from tradition and modernization of society are “greatly exaggerated” and projected on other civilizations.
“Western civilization is abandoning all traditional gender relations, destroying the family, entering the economy, politics and civil society everywhere, to enforce that these standards are universal, so we are dealing with only one civilization, and this creates a unipolar world,” Dugin added.
“The current globalization reflects a unipolar ideology, as the world seeks to follow the steps of Western industrial, technological and political development,” the thinker explained.
In contrast, Dugin offered an alternative vision based on the concept of “multipolarity”, where he recognizes the differences between civilizations and considers each of them an “independent sovereign world,” noting that multipolarity “includes mutual respect and cooperation among civilizations without imposing external ideas.”
He pointed out that multipolarity reflects a manifestation of new actors in international relations, where the arena is not limited to nation-states as it was in the past.
On Russia’s role in building a new multipolar world, Dugin explained that Russia adopts a completely different approach from Western countries, as it seeks cooperation with non-Western countries, referring to countries of the East and South, including the Middle East and North Africa.
A multipolar world, according to the Russian philosopher, provides an alternative vision for the development and future of mankind. Multipolarity, Dugin notes, not only recognizes the differences between civilizations such as Chinese, Indian, Russian, Eurasian, Islamic and African, but also assumes that these civilizations have their own goals and principles, and considers them “completely independent and sovereign worlds, sovereign cosmos.”
He stressed that Russia needs unity, integration, and leadership, not the divisive policy of Western countries.
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to the UAE and Saudi Arabia is a real-life example of how the concept of multipolarity works, which contributes to creating a balance between power centers.
In this regard, Alexander Dugin said that Russia is committed to a fundamentally different approach in cooperation with countries other than Western countries, noting that it must unite, integrate, and lead, not follow a divide-and-rule policy, as Western countries do.