A. D. VOSKRESENSKY 1 The analysis of new trends related to the regionalization and macroregionalization of the modern world space in the context of globalization makes it possible to discuss the transformations of the concept of regionalism and regional complexes in a debatable way, as well as to justify in detail the applied value of analyzing world political dynamics from the perspective of regional and macroregional levels. Key words: world politics, international relations, region, regional subsystem, macroregion, regionalism, regional complex. 1. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED ASPECTS OF THE REGIONAL DIMENSION OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: PROBLEM STATEMENT Of all the variety of theoretical approaches to international relations research, one of the most productive "macro approaches" in the analysis of regional dimensions is the system approach, which, due to its complexity, makes it possible to theoretically distinguish the regional level and regional subsystems (actually "regional subsystems" and "regional complexes"). as independent analytical objects of research. This approach allows us to solve, along with theoretical and quite practical, applied tasks: to isolate and compare key macro-regions of the world and already at the regional level analyze how general (global) patterns are modified in relation to macro-regional and regional geographical/historical/historical-cultural / civilizational entities, regional organizations of various types, countries themselves, cross-border regions, as well as in relation to intra-country regions. The isolation of the regional level of analysis as a theoretical and practical problem at the same time allows a more adequate and correct approach to the problem of country specifics, since it puts it in the context of regional (i.e., regional) problems. In this case, it is necessary to use a set of laws that are modified in relation to a specific group of objects connected by certain common grounds, rather than intuitive non-formalized ... Читать далее