Today, dramatic motives prevail in assessments of the current international political situation. The picture is often painted truly apocalyptic: the world is entering a new era, the main features of which are the dominance of offensive nationalism, the rejection of formal and informal imperatives of behavior in the international arena, the erosion of constraints, dangerous balancing, the increasing uncertainty, the general rejection of the game by the rules and as a result - increased risks and unpredictability.