Glenn Diesen
Glenn Diesen is a professor of International Relations at the University of South-Eastern Norway.[1]
In 2022 Prof, Diesen wrote, "The current international disorder is caused by an interregnum – the world is currently stuck between a unipolar and a multipolar format. The West is pushing for a return to the unipolar era that existed before sanctions on Russia and the economic war against China. However, the two Eurasian giants, Russia and China, have spent the past years adjusting to a multipolar system. The West will insist that on maintaining liberal hegemony due to a commitment and belief in liberal values, among elites (although that is no longer uniform), while Russia and China will reject a value-based system that is instrumental to impose an untenable unipolar order. There is no going back as the world has moved on, although the West is not yet ready to move forward."
In his book, Russian Conservatism: Managing Change under Permanent Revolution,[2] Diesen writes
| “ | Russian conservatism is making a forceful return after a century of experimenting with socialism and liberalism. Conservatism is about managing change by ensuring that modernization evolves organically by building on the past. Conservatism has a natural attraction for Russia as its thousand-year long history is largely characterized by revolutionary change - the destructive process of uprooting the past to give way to modernity. Navigating towards gradual and organic modernization has been a key struggle ever since the Mongols invaded in the early 13th century and decoupled Russia from Europe and the arteries of international trade. Russian history has consisted of avoiding revolutions that are either caused by falling behind on modernization or making great leaps forward that disrupts socio-economic and political traditions. Russian conservatives are now tasked with harmonizing the conservative ideas of the 19th century with the revolutionary changes that shaped Russia in the 20th century. The rise of Asia now provides new opportunities as it enables Russia to overcome its fixation on the West and develop a unique Russian path towards modernization that harmonizes its Eurasian geography and history. | ” |
References
- ↑ Glenn Diesen Telegram channel
- ↑ Conservatism: Managing Change under Permanent Revolution, Glenn Diesen, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers / Rowman & Littlefield International, January 2021.
External links
- An Endgame for the Ukrainian War w/ John Mearsheimer, Alexander Mercouris and Glenn Diesen, The Duran, Sept 9, 2023
- US Without a Strategy in Ukraine? - Stephen Bryen, Alexander Mercouris & Glenn Diesen, May 18, 2024
- Hegemonitis: Why The West Has Become So Dumb - with Professor Glenn Diesen, May 19, 2024
- Crisis of Modernity and Liberalism, and the Solution of Eurasianism - Aleksandr Dugin & Glenn Diesen
- Economic Collapse & the Post-American World, Glenn Diesen, Oct 02, 2024
- Limits on Free Speech During NATO Wars - Professor Glenn Diesen on Macedonian TV (in English)
