Abstract. Editorial office publishes the summary of a joint seminar, held by the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), the Primakov National Research Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO) and the World Economy and International Relations journal and dedicated to the results of the year 2022 for Russia and the world. Among the participants were Andrey Kortunov, RIAC Director General; Feodor Voitolovskiy, Director, IMEMO, RAS Corresponding Member, RIAC Member; Sergey Markedonov, Editor-in-Chief, International Analytics journal, Leading Research Fellow, Euro-Atlantic Security Center Institute of International Studies MGIMO; Eduard Solovyev, Head, Post-Soviet Research Center IMEMO; Alexander Lomanov, Deputy Director for Research, Head, Center for Asia-Pacific Studies, IMEMO, RAS Professor; Anna Kireeva, Research Fellow, Center for Comprehensive Chinese Studies and Regional Projects, Associate Professor, Department of Oriental Studies at MGIMO University; Alexey Kupriyanov, Head, South Asia and Indian Ocean Region Group, Center for Asia-Pacific Studies, IMEMO; Irina Zvyagelskaya, Head, Laboratory “Center for Middle East Studies”, IMEMO, RAS Corresponding Member, RIAC Member; Ivan Timofeev, RIAC Director of Programs; Dmitry Razumovskiy, Director, RAS Institute of Latin American Studies, RIAC Member; Nataliya Zaiser, Chairman, Board of the “African Business Initiative” Union.