Trump’s Victory: A Global Conservative Revolution

by Alexander Dugin

Alexander Dugin argues that Donald Trump’s presidential victory marks a seismic shift in the global order, signaling a conservative revolution that challenges liberal globalism, deprioritizes the conflict in Ukraine, and promotes a multipolar world.

The victory of Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential elections is a historic event of global significance, comparable to the events of 1917 or 1945. It marks the beginning of a fundamental shift in the world order, requiring deep analysis and explanation. Yes, in Russia, many consciously attempted to downplay the importance of these elections. However, this was done to avoid “jinxing” it, as Russians are very mindful of their words and prefer not to say everything they think. Sometimes, they even go to great lengths to conceal it.

“Someone like Putin”

We were awaiting Trump’s victory, hoping for it, though we did not often admit it openly. On the contrary, we often veiled our expectations in various ways, including efforts to avoid harming Trump himself.

I believe this explains our president’s statement about supporting Harris: to “knock on wood” and avoid jinxing, he said the opposite instead. It was also intended to avoid exposing the candidate who represented for us a chance at a fundamentally different, new perspective on relations with the West, with the U.S., and a new balance of power in the world.

Trump is not just a candidate from the Republican Party (and he is far from an ordinary candidate for America, for Republicans, or for global politics). Trump is a world revolution. A conservative revolution. And the fact that he managed to come to power once, then withstand all the blows during Biden’s presidency, and now triumphantly win the presidential election again, means that he is no accident. Now, no one can dispute this by saying it is just a “system malfunction.” No, this is a trend, a fundamental line.

Trump cemented this trend by choosing J. D. Vance as his vice president, the first figure in American politics at this level to openly declare that his ideology is that of the “post-liberal right.” Nothing is more significant than this statement by Vance. The “post-liberal right” represents the true right, those who stand for traditional values, not big capital. They are right-wing in the fundamental sense: conservative right, “illiberal” right, or, as Vance himself puts it, “post-liberal.” The fact that Trump won alongside Vance, who is young and ideologically committed to a conservative revolution, indicates that this trend is here to stay.

The events that have unfolded are not merely a coincidence, especially given that over the years, Trump was not jailed, killed, or destroyed — despite being relentlessly labeled a “fascist” and “Putinist” by democratic fanatics for eight years. Today, we can confidently say that “Putinism” has triumphed in the United States: America voted for… “we want someone like Putin.”

Do Not Expect Miracles, but Kiev Must Be Taken

Russia should not expect miracles from Trump and his new administration. We need to win the war in Ukraine, to free the entire territory of that former country from the Nazi regime. Regardless of Trump’s victory or any other factors, this imperative remains. As the ancient Roman consul Cato the Elder used to say, “Carthage must be destroyed”; in our case: “Kiev must be taken.” Our forces must reach as far as Lviv, liberating the entire former territory of Ukraine from the Nazi yoke.

Of course, the terms Trump might offer us are also very important. But that is still a secondary issue, concerning how we formalize our further advance towards victory. Here, we must act subtly, cleverly, and wisely, all while understanding that victory is paramount.

We should also pay attention to how Trump is perceived in Kiev. After all, Trump’s son, Donald Jr., as well as Vance, Elon Musk, and especially Tucker Carlson — some of the most prominent figures supporting Trump — openly despise the Ukrainian Nazi regime. They rightly believe that Zelensky and his junta were entirely created by the Democratic administration and that behind them stand globalists who have dragged the West and the U.S. into a failed adventure in Ukraine.

And Kiev Responds in Kind

Kiev pays them back in kind. Many of the individuals mentioned are listed in the “Myrotvorets” database, which is banned in Russia, where Kiev’s Nazis delight in publishing information about their enemies with calls for their physical elimination through terrorist methods. Donald Trump Jr. and Tucker Carlson are already listed there. This means that, from the perspective of Kiev’s Nazi regime, a significant part of Trump’s future administration is subject to elimination.

I believe that all this will soon come to an end. No, it will not be an outright withdrawal of support for Kiev. It is unlikely that Trump will immediately stop everything and tell the Russians to deal with this riffraff however they want. But the Republicans who come to power will forget about the Ukrainian war, at least temporarily — and perhaps permanently. They will say, “We have other, far more pressing issues at home: the decay of American society, the degradation of the ruling class, rampant corruption, and the assault on traditional American values.”

Meanwhile, Trump will likely continue supporting Netanyahu and his aggressive actions in the Middle East, which is, of course, unfortunate for the Arab population there. The U.S. will also intensify its trade war with China and may more actively support South Korea in its confrontation with North Korea. So, Trump’s victory certainly does not mean that all problems will be solved. But it is clear that he will shift focus away from the Ukrainian conflict, simply due to basic pragmatic considerations, since it brings no benefits to America or Trump himself.

Trump will obviously place the blame for everything that has occurred on Biden. It is even possible that Biden, Kamala Harris, and their entire clique that incited the bloody carnage in Ukraine will be put on trial. Or perhaps they will be spared. But that is another matter. Under Trump and Vance, Ukraine will drop to around the 15th priority for White House policy. This gives us an opportunity we must seize.

Hypothetically, Trump might issue a rather tough ultimatum to Moscow to immediately end the Special Military Operation. But this is unlikely, as being a realist and pragmatist, he knows full well that Putin will not comply. And what would happen then? He promised to stop the war but did not deliver. So it is better to forget such promises until our victory.

Trump will not be focused on casting out the “demons” of the frenzied Kiev regime. We ourselves must fight this real Nazism — it is our burden, our fate, our test, and our tragedy. We must resolve it ourselves. As for the world, Trump’s coming to power is the only way to avoid a world war, a nuclear apocalypse, and move towards building a multipolar world without direct conflict with Western hegemony. Trump has his own vision for how America can become great again — not through globalism, democratic imperialism, or imposing a single model on all peoples, which liberals and democrats first tried to impose on American society itself.

A Split in the “Deep State”

Trump could not have won, or rather, no one could have acknowledged his victory, if there had not been a split within the U.S. “deep state.” On the eve of the election, my article about this divide was published in the popular American conservative magazine Man’s World. I discussed how the globalist “Plan A,” followed by all previous Democratic and Republican candidates, had reached a dead end.

Now, Trump has a unique opportunity to implement “Plan B,” which is linked to a just multipolar world order. The recent successful BRICS summit in Kazan was not only a splendid gesture but also an effective intervention in the American elections. Trump has received a blank check from the “deep state” to try an alternative strategy for maintaining America’s global leadership, one that does not involve direct confrontation with a multipolar world.

Trump is neither a liberal nor a globalist; he stands in opposition to the trend that today’s global West follows: LGBT+, post-humanism, lack of morality, and total degeneration. Powerful ideological, economic, financial, and cultural centers are invested in this trend toward a post-humanist, post-gender reality. Figures like Bernard-Henri Lévy, Yuval Harari, Klaus Schwab, as well as not only American Democrats but also the globalist liberal elite of all countries, are driving it. It is no coincidence that Yuval Harari said that Trump’s victory would mean “the end of everything.” For liberals, this would be a global catastrophe, as they see it as the only path of development. And this catastrophe has already begun — a disaster for those pushing a Satanic course.

What Does This Mean?

In these conditions, it is essential that we do not forget ourselves, strengthen our sovereignty, and decisively eliminate the “sixth column” of supporters of global liberal development. We must redouble our efforts to defend our values and build a multipolar world based on the sovereignty of civilization-states.

Russia must firmly establish itself as a pole, and then, sooner or later, the realist Trump will have no choice but to acknowledge this. This will be our victory and the guarantee of our future — a challenging but sovereign Russian future.

(Translated from the Russian)

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