About the book: 2017 / Evgeny Satanovsky is a Russian public figure, entrepreneur and philanthropist, writer, journalist and radio host, president of the Institute of the Middle East, professor at ISAA Moscow State University, ex-president of the Russian Jewish Congress. Yakov Kedmi is an Israeli public figure. He headed the Israeli secret intelligence service Nativ. Analyst of international and military strategy. The authors discuss the most pressing problems of world politics, some of which they have been involved in resolving for many years, considering them as they are - without tolerance or censorship. How and why do great powers act on the world stage? Why did a new cold war begin and under what conditions will it end? What can the world expect from Iran, India, China and other “old-new” players in world politics? How should Russia behave in the post-Soviet space, what or who is stopping it? What policy does Israel pursue and will pursue in the Middle East? Why has Europe ceased to be independent and does the European Union have a future? Why is the United States constantly “rocking the boat”, what is its dominance in the modern world based on and is it eternal? Are there prospects for a Palestinian state and why does Israel need it??