On the factors of transformation of modern international relations

Introduction. The article analyzes the process of forming and transforming the Westphalian system of international relations. Special attention is paid to the transformation of its latest modification – the Yalta-Potsdam subsystem in the post-bipolar period. The author gives an assessment of the process of shaping the modern world order, especially after the deterioration of relations between the collective West and Russia in the context of a special military operation in Ukraine. The analysis of the factors of the fundamental restructuring of the modern world order is presented, the most significant of which are the conceptual revision of the foreign policy of Russia, strengthening ties with China and the countries of the Global South and the objective strengthening of non-Western countries in political and economic terms.
Materials and Methods. The research is based on the analysis of Russian and foreign historiography on the problem of the Westphalian system of international relations, official documents of the Russian Foreign Ministry and the US administration, Russian and foreign press. A systematic integrated approach, concrete historical and comparative historical methods were used.
Analysis. The Westphalian system of international relations developed cyclically. The periods of its development were interspersed with stages of a certain unipolarity and the subsequent desire for a collective solution to international issues. The decisive transformation of the Yalta-Potsdam subsystem was caused by the collapse of the USSR and the bipolar structure of the world. At the present stage, the trigger has become the strengthening of the foreign policy of Russia in the context of defending its national interests, especially in the post-Soviet space. The policy of the West to further expand NATO has become one of the reasons for the launch of a special military operation by Russia.
Results. The conclusion is made about the transformation of Westphal into the Yalta-Potsdam variation, but not about its complete breakdown. Radical restructuring is taking place under the influence of new factors of the world order - Russia, as a Eurasian state-civilization, is one of the centers of world development, actively defending its national interests; the role of China as a world power has significantly increased and the political and economic importance of the countries of the Global South is increasing.

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