Аннотация:In the article, the authors come to the conclusion that many facts point to the bifurcation of the modern world order. The idea is substantiated that the system will acquire the usual structural outlines. It is proved that at present it is premature to talk about unipolarity, bipolarity or multipolarity of the system. The authors substantiate the idea that we are witnessing the process of dividing the actors of the system into a minority that supports some old or new structure, and a majority that goes into "free swimming", abandoning structural restrictions.