Putin’s Rasputin and Pepe Escobar

Alexander Dugin has been called ‘Putin’s Rasputin’ and Pepe Escobar is a Brazilian journalist and geopolitical analyst.

This conversation is worth a listen as Pepe is perpetually traveling the globe, including Russia, Euroasia and the Middle East. He’s attending all the meetings, not the think tanks. Dugan’s ideological slant is obvious, but he’s also there in Russia and I’m curious.

Pepe has a jazzy line: Donbas is where the rules based liberal international order goes to die. Very Pepesque, a bit operative, but he was just there. And I’m curious.

Each have a unique perspective and dive deeply into cultural realities. I’m enthusiastic about tribes and jumping off cultural cliffs. Having lived in allot of countries; I like to write books about them. At present, I’m finishing a book about Piemonte, here in northern Italy…. and Pepe mentions this region.

Intense, informative conversation. Part 1/2