Interview with doctor of political science, professor, leader of the International Eurasian movement, director of the Center of Conservative Studies under the Sociological Faculty of the Moscow State University, head of the chair of sociology and international relations of the Moscow State University, famous Russian political scientist Alexander Dugin.
Q: What do you think about the developments in Middle East?
A: If Americans decide to attack Iran, this will mean the start of the third world war. In addition, we will understand that the third world war has already started from Syria and Libya. The decisive moment will be the attack on Iran. No country will be bypassed by this war. Frankly, on this background, the Karabakh conflict-the local conflict- will merely have no sense, since the humanity in general will be at issue. This will be the matter of the world, of the nuclear war. This is not only the operation against a definite country.
Thus, by attacking Iran, the United States must practically decide to launch the third world war, including the use of nuclear arms. The attack on Iran will mean the blow on Russia, in fact, elimination of its influence on the world arena. Russia is a nuclear state able to terminate the world if it faces the threat of termination. Moscow understands well that today we are watching the heating-up before termination of Russia. Therefore, by recognizing the US right to attack Iran, Russia will give up its position and later its sovereignty.
The war in Iran will affect primarily Azerbaijan. And after the war, the nuclear war, starts, no country will be left on the world map.
Q: It cannot go unnoticed that the relations between Western Europe, driven by France, and Turkey are worsening.
A: I think that Turkey is in a very hard state. On the one hand, its position on Syria spoiled the image of Turks in the Arab world. And this happened after Turkey started to position itself as a leader in the Islam world, by spoiling its relations with Israel. Today it has already lost this leadership in the Islamic world. This is all because Ankara is tossing between its position and the position of the United States, since Americans guarantee Turks to join EU, while French and Germans resist this.
Gradually, Turks start to realize that they will never be accepted to EU. In addition, soon there will be nothing no structure to be a member to.
Q: Do you think that once France adopts the bill criminalizing the denial of ‘Armenian genocide’, Baku should raise the issue of replacement of this mediator with any other European country?
A: I do not think that orientation on Turkey for Azerbaijan is fully justified today. Turkey has no clear strategy of how to act in the foreseeable future. And I am still convinced that there is a serious foreign policy perspective for Azerbaijan- rapprochement with Russia and Iran, leveling to the Eurasian axe. That is the axe Moscow-Baku-Tehran is very promising and strong. And instead of following Turkey and supporting it, Baku should rather prompt Ankara how to behave. That is, they could offer the general model of conduct within the framework of the indicated axe.
In fact, Azerbaijan adheres to the correct geopolitical strategy but all the same the situation in the region is too shaky now and it is necessary to define the priorities as soon as possible.
As for the Karabakh conflict, I have repeatedly stated that it can be settled only by regional countries, concerned with its resolution. I mean Azerbaijan, Armenia, Russia, Iran and Turkey. The issue would be seriously promoted this way. In other circumstances, it would be constantly sabotaged.
Baku can also make use of the situation and demand to remove France of the list of mediators without replacement. That is to remove Europe as a mediator.
Q: Can we expect any sensational decisions by results of the possible meeting of the presidents of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia? A few days ago some media spread reports that Medvedev proposed the initiative to hold the next meeting of the three presidents.
A: In place of the presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia I would reject politely such a meeting with Dmitriy Medvedev, since today when less than two months are left to elections in Russia, when the candidate is Vladimir Putin, it is clear to all that Medvedev does not decide anything.
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