All the powers that be listen to the political science experts of the Valdai International Discussion Club. The calculations of the Valdai researchers are put on the table of presidents, chancellors and prime ministers around the world. Modern problems require global solutions, which can only be reached with global thinking. An example of such thinking is the book you are holding in your hands. It contains the best articles of the Valdai Club. This is the first comprehensive report on the mechanisms driving world politics today and the near future. From this book you will learn that:● The state may soon become an unaffordable luxury for many peoples.● Human rights can conflict with the rights of society and certainly do not exhaust them. ● “New Atlanticism” turns into hegemony, but thereby inevitably gives rise to a sharp increase in opposition.● By accusing others of revisionism, the United States itself creates an “ideal” model of revisionist behavior.● Is a tactical nuclear war possible in Europe?