The main subject of this article is the question of philosophical reflection over the global transformations of world political system in the 21st century. This work provides an analytical account of the contemporary problems of the world politics philosophy – one of the newest and most promising fields of scientific knowledge. The authors revisit various theoretical and methodological structures allowing for a philosophical account of modern processes in world politics. A particular focus is made on the problem of formation of object field in the philosophy of international relations, world politics and studies of global issues.