Topic: Alexander Dugin

The deaths of several Russian oil executives, including a Lukoil chairman who fell from a hospital balcony, are noted as suspicious given their opposition to the Ukraine conflict. Glenn Beck's March 2022 interview regarding Alexander Dugin is revisited, highlighting Dugin's "Fourth Political Theory" and his influence on Vladimir Putin's rhetoric regarding the Russian Empire. Dugin is characterized as a dangerous figure who utilizes religious and nationalist language to appeal to big-government advocates.

The US is planning a record $3 billion aid package for Ukraine as the war reaches the six-month mark. In Moscow, a car bombing killed Darya Dugina, the daughter of Russian philosopher Alexander Dugin, an event Russia blames on Ukraine. While Western media describes Dugin as "Putin's brain," the hosts note that many Russian experts claim he has little actual influence in the Kremlin.

A 2017 clip features Alexander Dugin in a roundtable discussion with current US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Dugin argues that populism is a "new form of critical theory" that transcends the old left-right divide and should be engaged in dialogue rather than demonized. He identifies both Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin as populist leaders who represent an anti-liberal tendency.