The article analyses the processes of regrouping of forces in world politics after the collapse of the Soviet Union. The regrouping of rising powers that began in Eurasia is currently taking the form of a new, polycentric world order. Centres of geopolitical gravity are emerging, around which the ‘building blocks’ of a new system are taking shape. The ‘world liberal order’ that emerged after the collapse of the USSR is in an insoluble contradiction with the urgent needs of rapidly developing humanity. Today, one of the supporting structures of the polycentric world is the BRICS platform, which is drawing more and more countries and regions into the orbit of its activities. The new geopolitical reality poses complex problems that must be solved based on the principles of development, justice and the conjugation of numerous national interests.
