Abstract:

Annotation. The purpose of this article is to form readers´ knowledge on issues related to the main trends in the development of the world and Russia, as its honor, with options for geopolitical relations implemented within the framework of these trends. In connection with this goal, the dependence of geopolitical relations on the direction of the development of the world and Russia, as its part, is considered, and the variety of geopolitical forecasts is analyzed.

Keywords: Key words: world development trends, geopolitical relations, geopolitical forecasts, direction of development of the world and Russia, stability of the world system, multifactorial nature of modern social life, ethnos, state, realization of political will, globalization, natural environment, ecology.