The Ukraine War and the Eurasian World Order by Glen Diesen

Meeting at the usual place, The Shakespeare Hotel, 200 Devonshire Street, Surry Hills, at 7.00pm on Thursday 30 October 2025, we will be discussing The Ukraine War and the Eurasian World Order by Glen Diesen, published in 2023.

Glen Diesen is an academic specialising in European geopolitics. His work often challenges Western narratives, offering a perspective rooted in Russia’s geopolitical worldview. Some simply call him a Russian propagandist. He discusses the Russian / Ukraine war as simply being a part of a much wider global power struggle.

I am especially looking forward to this discussion. The collective knowledge of this book discussion group will mean a fantastic discussion - I suspect both for and against the book's arguments.

The format is that we discuss the book for about an hour. The meeting formally ends but almost everyone stays behind to talk more about the book or anything else. We meet on the top floor, which means negotiating two sets of small stairs. There is no minimum spend—people can buy food, a drink, or neither. Ask at the bar for details if you can't find us.