The research departs from an attempt to apply Hofstede's typology of cultural dimensions to analyse international relations. The study concerns the interaction of traditional and rising centres of power which compete and cooperate with each other. The cultural variables proposed by Hofstede and his followers were borrowed to map global positioning of states with a focus on centres of power. The data obtained revealed the differentiation of cultural dimensions characterising traditional and rising centres of power, which is one of the core factors effecting the conflict potential of international relations at the present stage. The value representation of the Global North as the traditional centre of power is lower than that of the Global South as rising centres of power. The conclusion amazingly supports Huntington etc. those who are developing the concept of multipolarity as the coming international order.