The transition from unipolar to multipolar world will cause the changing in the world language system. Global English is going to lose a big part of its present prime
position which was forecasted before. Any firm predictions about the world language system are not reliable due to the fact this system is regarded to be a complex one. The article focuses on the impact of the current geopolitical situation on some global trends which shaped the position of global English before, forecasting the future of English as well as Spanish, Chinese and Russian as regional languages which may get higher positions in the post-crisis world language hierarchy.