Russian foreign policy book Foundations of Geopolitics: The Geopolitical Future of Russia is a geopolitical book by Aleksandr Dugin. Dugin credits General Nikolai Klokotov of the Academy of the General Staff as co-author and main inspiration, though Klokotov denies this. Klokotov stated that in the future the book would “serve as a mighty ideological foundation for preparing a new military command”. Dugin has asserted that the book has been adopted as a textbook in many Russian educational institutions.
In Foundations of Geopolitics, Dugin calls for the United States and Atlanticism to lose their influence in Eurasia and for Russia to rebuild its influence through annexations and alliances. The book declares that “the battle for the world rule of Russians” has not ended and Russia remains “the staging area of a new anti-bourgeois, anti-American revolution”. Military operations play relatively little role. The textbook believes in a sophisticated program of subversion, destabilization, and disinformation spearheaded by the Russian special services.
The operations should be assisted by a tough, hard-headed utilization of Russia’s gas, oil, and natural resources to bully and pressure other countries. The book states that “the maximum task is the ‘Finlandization’ of all of Europe”. Germany should be offered the de facto political dominance over most Protestant and Catholic states located within Central and Eastern Europe. Kaliningrad oblast could be given back to Germany. Both countries have a “firm anti-Atlanticist tradition”. The United Kingdom should be cut off from Europe.
Finland should be absorbed into Russia. Southern Finland will be combined with the Republic of Karelia and northern Finland will be “donated to Murmansk Oblast”. Estonia should be given to Germany’s sphere of influence. Latvia and Lithuania should be given a “special status” in the Eurasian-Russian sphere. Poland should be granted a “special status” in the Eurasian sphere. Ukraine should be annexed by Russia because “Ukraine as a state has no geopolitical meaning, no particular cultural import or universal significance, no geographic uniqueness, no ethnic exclusiveness, its certain territorial ambitions represents an enormous danger for all of Eurasia and, without resolving the Ukrainian problem, it is in general senseless to speak about continental politics”.
Islamic alliance” which lies “at the foundation of anti-Atlanticist strategy”. The alliance is based on the “traditional character of Russian and Islamic civilization”. Armenia has a special role: It will serve as a “strategic base,” and it is necessary to create “the axis Moscow-Erevan-Teheran”. Azerbaijan could be “split up” or given to Iran. Russia needs to create “geopolitical shocks” within Turkey.
