The article analyzes the transformation processes in post-Soviet space. The world order of the 21st century is characterized by transformational processes changing the spatial-temporal coordinates of international life. The features of the present stage are ambivalent processes (integration and disintegration; globalization and deglobalization) and high level of conflict. The conflict potential of the post-Soviet space is increased because of the presence of new state formations: the unrecognized de facto states the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic and the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, and partially recognized Abkhazia and South Ossetia, Luhansk people's Republic and Donetsk people's Republic. The difficulties of political integration and the difficulties of resolving frozen conflicts, in particular, due to the lack of a full-fledged dialogue between all parties to the conflict, are highlighted. The actualization of frozen conflicts is only a matter of time, and in the context of the deterioration of relations between global players pursuing their own interests in the region, it can be used as an argument for aggravating the international situation.