Professor Diesen’s brilliant analysis of developments in the European Union and Eurasia challenges the liberal assumptions that have dominated “mainstream” thinking in the West. It is required reading for those interested in international finance and politics who wish to be prepared for the tectonic shifts in the future political landscape.

Jack F. Matlock Jr, U.S. Ambassador to the USSR, 1987-1991

Strategic Autonomy remains one of the most mysterious and most abused notions in the European political vocabulary. In his book, Glenn Diesen sets the goal to demystify this notion, articulating both new challenges and new opportunities for Europe within the rapidly changing geopolitical and geoeconomic environment. The book offers a sober, but also an optimistic view on how Europe can preserve both its identity and its subjectivity in the emerging world order.

Andrey Kortunov, Director General of the Russian International Affairs Council

Glenn Diesen’s new book is yet another brilliant project dedicated to the historical and civilizational roots of the development of the states of Eurasia, with a particular focus on Russia.

Vladimir Yakunin, Supervisory Board Chairman of the Dialogue of Civilizations Research Institute

A strikingly original approach to Europe and its place in the world in the context of Russia’s turn to the East and the growing power of Eurasia. The political and geoeconomic map of the world is changing, and Diesen is a sure guide to the challenges and strategic options in this new era.

Richard Sakwa, Professor of Russian and European Politics, University of Kent