The book presents a wide range of issues related to those huge, truly tectonic shifts that occurred in Asia and Africa 100 years after the October Revolution. The collection examines topical issues of foreign policy and international relations of Asia and North Africa at the beginning of the XXI century. Special attention is paid to the study of relations between the leading states of the Middle East. The policy of Israel in interstate relations is analyzed, the problem of preserving the historical and cultural heritage in the Arab countries, the policy of Russia in the Indo-Pacific region is considered.