Creation of a multipolar world as an important condition for the formation of a new world order

This article deals with such an important problem of modern geopolitics as the creation of a new world order, in which the unipolar system is gradually transforming into a multipolar one. The aim of the article is to try to define the characteristics and probable signs of the multipolar (polycentric) international system, the process of formation of which continues to this day. The article uses comparative, historical, analytical and political science research methods. According to the results of the study, the transformation of the modern world order in favor of multipolarity was caused by the following trends, the gradual loss of the leading position of the United States, the change in the balance of power in the international arena, the emergence of new centers of geopolitical influence. The authors of the article concludes that multipolarity opens new opportunities for harmonious development of the world community and is the main condition for the formation of a new world order.