The article reveals the essential characteristics of modern world politics, changes in Russia’s geopolitical identity and the actualizing features of the multipolar world, their institutionalization in the foreign policy of the Russian Federation in the context of its national interests.

The author explores the specifics and philosophical-sociocultural foundations of modernism, postmodernism, and metamodernism; Western and non-Western metamodernisms; the political paradigms of modernism, postmodernism, and metamodernism; and the metamodernist perception of politics, associated with the return of metanarratives and the fluctuation of political identities.

The article examines the role of talk shows in the formation and transmission of ideological attitudes during periods of political tension, revealing their political-technological impact. By performing the functions of symbolic politics and substituting full-fledged political discourse, talk shows simplify it into the form of a managed spectacle.

U.S. foreign policy toward the Federal Republic of Germany underwent a transformation from overseeing its security policy to a partnership aimed at enhancing Berlin’s role in Europe. Concurrently, U.S. policy toward Europe varies between the need to maintain leadership positions and a refusal to finance European security issues, delegating them to the European countries themselves.

The article is devoted to the analysis of the foreign policy strategy of the Russian Federation in Central Asia in the context of the transformation of the international order. Political-diplomatic, military-strategic, economic and cultural-humanitarian approaches are considered. It is concluded that a transition from paternalistic practices to a model of flexible, differentiated and equal cooperation is necessary.

The article examines U.S.-Mexico relations under Presidents B. Obama, D. Trump, and J. Biden, focusing on key threats and challenges: migration, the economy, and crime.

The article examines the international activities of sub-state entities as a sphere of managerial decision-making and reveals the specifics of how the international activities of the constituent entities of the Federation are organized. The author writes about the problems associated with assessing the effectiveness of international relations in the new geopolitical conditions.  

The article is a continuation of the analysis of the strategy and practice of the «political war» waged by the United States and its allies against  Russia. One of the areas of this confrontation has been and remains the Balkans. Based on official sources and little-known analytical materials, the article shows how the US – British bloc tried to destabilize the situation in Albania and overthrow the regime of Enver Hoxha. Later, the Albanian factor became one of the key factors in the destruction of Yugoslavia and Serbia.

The article addresses the problem of cyber extremism as a key threat to Russia’s national security. Based on statistical data and law enforcement materials, the trends and specific features of this type of crime are examined. The author proposes ways to improve countermeasures, including preventive work and the implementation of modern technologies.