Relevance. The influence of world economic systems, world economic phenomena and processes on the national economy of Russia in current conditions is quite significant. Therefore, within the framework of relevance, the target basis of the study was the generalization of theoretical concepts and methodological approaches to identifying the essence of new system-forming elements of ensuring the country's economic security in foreign economic cooperation at the present stage of economic relations. The purpose of the study is to generalize theoretical concepts and methodological approaches to identifying the essence of the system-forming elements of ensuring the economic security of the country in foreign economic cooperation at the present stage of economic relations. Objectives: To consider theoretical and methodological aspects that make it possible to identify the main problems of ensuring Russia's economic security in the foreign economic sphere; to clarify the system-forming elements of ensuring Russia's economic security in foreign economic cooperation at the present stage, as well as to assess the impact of crises and sanctions. Methodology. The research is based on general scientific methods of empirical research (observation, measurement, experiment), analysis and synthesis, analogy, systematization, as well as on the development of theoretical and practical recommendations for the introduction of new elements of the foreign economic security system into federal and regional development programs of enterprises and territories. Results. The second level of ensuring foreign economic security identified by the authors is due to the fact that various infrastructural institutions, unions, associations and coalitions formed in the world over the past 50-70 years have been formed and are developing steadily, have a supranational role and status, the ability to self-regulate, and their management decisions affect not only the strategy and tactics of political, socio-economic and other types of sustainable development of states, but also the activities and development of economic entities residents of a country, adaptively and promptly respond to the formation of new system-forming elements of foreign economic security. Conclusions. The authors conclude that the current stage of ensuring Russia's foreign economic security, taking into account the global challenges of global problems and the sanctions policy of the Western Bloc countries, is undergoing structural restructuring caused by the transformation of old and the emergence of new system-forming elements. The basis of the modern concept of changes will be Russia's active policy at the second level of foreign economic security, proposed by us, on the formation of new structures and coalitions of international cooperation.