The research paper analyzes globalization in the modern world, notes its manageable nature on the part of the leading world powers, the growth of resistance to this particular process on the part of some European countries with their understanding of the inevitability of globalization. The main concepts of globalization, the problems of the impact of globalization on the modern world order, the views of Western politicians on the formation of a new world order, the point of view of the Russian leadership on a multipolar world are discussed. Particular attention is paid to the role of the United States in changing the entire range of existing international relations. The positions of Russia and China on the transition from a unipolar world to a multipolar one is considered. The role of Russia as a leader of resistance to the unification of mankind, the commitment of country to a peaceful and just world order, without pressure on the countries of the world with military and economic power, the threat of war, is noted. The conclusion is made about the inevitable transition of the world to multipolarity.