The article explores the problematic field associated with the political steps of the countries of Russia, the USA and the EU in the development of the Arctic shelf from the position of control over the division of both the Arctic spaces and from the point of view of positioning this territory as a strategic resource base. What are the likely geopolitical consequences that such changes may cause? Separately, the paper notes that at present there is a need either for investments in renewable energy sources, which can be considered as an effective way to eliminate the risk of heavy dependence on oil, or the development of Arctic spaces by countries.

Keywords: global problems of our time, cognitive modeling, resource base, risks of dependence on oil

Article considers a problem of counteraction to religious-political extremism and value of its decision in formation of an information and psychological security of the person. The author proves that influence on an information and psychological security renders not only ideology of extremism, but, that is more important, practical extremist actions and their negative social consequences. The extremism as the wide social phenomenon represents actual threat of an information and psychological security of Russians. It aims to transform an individual, group and mass consciousness. It modifies behaviour of the person and social groups. The greatest danger is religious-political extremism as the symbiotic form of illegal activity. Counteraction to religious-political extremism and terrorism is the major problem in the field of maintenance of a national security in Russia. Use of information and ideological methods of counteraction to extremism will assist to increase of an information and psychological security of the person in conditions of extremist and terrorist threat.

Keywords: information and psychological security, person, religious and political extremism, information and ideological influence, anti-extremist ideology