Glenn Diesen - Greater Eurasia Podcast Philip Pilkington: The Collapse of Global Liberalism
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Feb 1, 2026 Philip Pilkington, a macroeconomist and author who studies geoeconomics, discusses the unraveling of post-Cold War liberal order. He traces liberalism’s expansionist roots, links globalization to social and economic dislocation, and examines financialization, de-dollarization, and moral limits to unrestrained freedom. He explores multipolar futures and state-led alternatives such as China’s model.
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Liberalism As An Expansionist Project
- Liberalism is an ideological, expansionist positive project rather than just negative liberty.
- Philip Pilkington argues it peaked post-Cold War and overreached, producing today's backlash.
Locke And The English Revolution Origin
- Pilkington traces liberalism's intellectual origin to the English Revolution and Locke's Two Treatises.
- He argues Locke's work shaped revolutions and British imperial governance through the 19th century.
From Outcomes To Abstract Global Metrics
- After 1945 liberalism fused with democracy and global markets, creating a distinct postwar formation.
- Pilkington says judging policies by abstract global efficiency replaced judging them by outcomes for people.
