Julian Walker: who is the man dubbed ‘Putin’s brain’?

Most people would not have heard of Aleksandr Dugin, the Russian philosopher and geopolitical strategist who is sometimes referred to as “Putin’s brain”. Dugin promotes Traditionalist views that blend ultranationalism and anti-modernist thinking, speaking to fascist political leaders around the world. His 1997 opus The Foundations of Geopolitics, has been taught to Russian military heads since the fall of the USSR.

Julian Walker is the co-host of the podcast Conspirituality, which recently dedicated an episode to Dugin and his ideologies. Walker says Dugin is on the precipice of becoming a “blood-stained household name” and that those trying to understand Putin’s motives should look to Dugin.

Walker is also the co-author of forthcoming book Conspirituality.