Международные отношения

The article examines the models of Asian regional organizations using the examples of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the Gulf Cooperation Council, and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. The study emphasizes the diversity of integration models shaped by historical, political, and economic factors. It analyzes the institutional foundations, areas of activity, and current priorities of these organizations.

Socialist integration is rarely examined in Regional Studies. At the same time most of the assessments of socialist cooperation based on theories of regionalism are shallow and declarative. The author makes an attempt to define which type of international regionalism socialist integration belongs to. Similarities and differences between socialist integration and historical types of regionalism are identified by using the comparative method.

The article examines the process of NATO enlargement during the Cold War in the context of ongoing geopolitical processes. An assessment of the domestic political and socio-economic consequences of Greece, Turkey, Germany and Spain’s integration into the North Atlantic Alliance is given. The author concludesthat during NATO enlargement inthe Cold Wartime, certain approaches to working with potential candidates for membership were developed, which were used then in the post-bipolar period.

The article presentsthe historical and legal aspects ofthe Ukrainian crisis inthe context ofthe development ofmodern international law. The events in Ukraine in 2014–2024 actualized many institutions of modern international law: the hierarchy of principles of territorial integrity of states and the right of peoples to self-determination, the problem of secession and the role of referendums in the creation of new independent states, the issue of their recognition in the international arena and the protection of compatriots abroad.

The article presents the process of evolution of theoretical approaches to explaining modern integration trends in various regions of the world. The author tried to reveal the logic of the evolution of various theoretical schools and approaches in relation to the changing realities of the international environment. The author manages to present an original view on the problems of the theory of regionalization, to present individual aspects of its modern transformation.

The article examines the consistent evolution of the UN and US sanctions policy towards North Korea. Key aspects of their approaches are highlighted. They are analyzed and compared, similarities and differences in approaches, goals and methods are identified. The results of these policies are examined, and a conclusion is made about the achievement of the stated goals. 

The article examines the evolution of Eurasian integration. The author proposes a five-stage periodization of Eurasian integration. It emphasizes the complexity of the interaction between geopolitical and economic interests that have shaped the course of Eurasian integration over the past three decades, as well as the significance of the EAEU as a platform for further integration within Eurasia and the creation of the idea of the Greater Eurasian Partnership (BEP) as a new concept aimed at forming a broad integration framework.