The dictionary-reference book “What is what in world politics” was prepared by employees of the Faculty of World Economy and International Politics of the National Research University Higher School of Economics. It contains basic concepts related to world politics, globalization, the most pressing issues of modern international relations; gives an idea of international security and disarmament in the context of the crisis of a unipolar system and the transition to a multipolar one, about the history of international relations in the context of the destruction of the Westphalian system, about Russian foreign policy at the present stage, the situation in the post-Soviet space, global problems, major religions and ideological movements, trade -economic, scientific and technical cooperation, the state of the financial sector, the activities of the UN and various international organizations. It also provides reference material for the analysis of current political problems and prospects for the development of modern international political relations. Together with the dictionary-reference book “What is what in the global economy”, this book will help the reader to form a holistic picture of the system of international relations.