Evgeny Satanovsky is a Russian public figure, entrepreneur and philanthropist, writer, journalist and radio host, president of the Institute of the Middle East, professor at ISAA Moscow State University, ex-president of the Russian Jewish Congress.Yakov Kedmi is an Israeli public figure. Headed the Israeli secret intelligence service Nativ. Analyst of international and military strategy.The authors discuss the most pressing problems of world politics, some of which they have been involved in for many years, considering them as they are - without tolerance and censorship. How and why do great powers act on the world stage? Why did the new cold war start and under what conditions will it end? What can the world expect from Iran, India, China and other "old-new" players in world politics?How should Russia behave in the post-Soviet space, what or who is preventing it? What policy is and will be pursued by Israel in the Middle East? Why has Europe ceased to be independent and does the European Union have a future?Why does the United States constantly “rock the boat”, what is its dominance in the modern world based on and is it eternal? Does a Palestinian state have any prospects and why is it necessary for Israel?