Chapter : 8 THE MAYOR OF CREATION

The paper studies major shifts in the present international system, comparing with the late 20th century, and focuses on the processes that have influenced Ukraine the most. The existing international system is characterized by a diffusion of power among different state and non-state actors, a shift in a balance of regional and global powers, a relative weakening of established Western nations and emerging of new centers of power, increasing importance of regional integration, and return of great powers' geopolitical competition. Russia's aggression against Ukraine demonstrates that multipolar international system is more unstable and dangerous than bipolar and unipolar, and a potential of conflicts and threats to security in it has essentially increased...!!!