СУЧАСНІ ВИКЛИКИ МІЖНАРОДНОЇ ТА НАЦІОНАЛЬНОЇ БЕЗПЕКИ

The article provides insights into the modern aspects and challenges of economic globalization that triggers a fundamental change in the world economic order, as well as demonstrates the emergence of a new global economic culture, a new type of economic consciousness and a new type of international relations. In this context, exploring globalization processes and identifying their patterns seems especially relevant. The study reveals that within on-going globalization settings, the scale of international economic relations demonstrates a rapidly growing trend, the number of their immediate participants is increasing, the forms of these relationships are being updated and getting more complicated. It is observed that in the vulnerable market economic environment with intensified international competition there are more and more common issues to be addressed by joint efforts in searching for effective solutions, moreover, there are certain conflicts arising that can be resolved only at the regional and multilateral levels. A special emphasis is put on the need to integrate collective efforts of international organizations and forums through economic diplomacy which will contribute to finding the best compromise between governments to meet the interests of all or most of stakeholders in the world community, for many countries this will mean to benefit from international mechanisms and procedures, and reducing adverse effects from TNC activities to engross the advantages of globalization. The study findings have verified that from international economic relations perspectives, among fundamental reasons behind business globalization are the advances in computer and communication technology which exchanging of ideas and information between different countries, expand consumer awareness of foreign-made products. The study also demonstrates how cable systems in Europe and Asia facilitate firms in many countries to shape simultaneously both regional and sometimes global demand, and global communication networks allow them coordinating production and aligning common goals worldwide while companies located in different parts of the world produce the same end product. It is argued that reducing customs barriers to investment and trade by the vast majority of governments proves effective in launching in new markets for international export companies that offer opportunities and capacities for local producers. Apart from the above, the study has traced a trend towards unification and socialization of the global community. In particular, it is observed that continuous changes in the governance paradigm as well as in the international environment impose an integrated effect upon social, political and mental aspects of national interests. It is concluded that building a conceptual framework of national and international interests is a complex and long-term process influenced by geopolitical, economic, socio-cultural and psychological factors, being adjusted through the system of social values and reflected in research studies and manifestations of collective consciousness. From this perspective, the key aspects of national and international security have been explored.

Post-Soviet States of Eurasia in International Economic Relations

The present article is devoted to the analysis of participation of new post-Soviet Eurasian states in international economic relations, of current goals and strategic targets of this policy in the economic development of these states. Many, in fact the majority of them appeared to be unable after achieving political sovereignty to solve complex economic problems of national development since they had neither organizational experience in carrying out an independent and effective economic policy nor the personnel, technological and financial provisions for these goals. Therefore new independent Eurasian states had to approach foreign countries searching for adequate forms and methods of cooperation with them on these issues. In this connection the article explores the nature of interrelations between post-Soviet states with their principal foreign partners on a bilateral basis as well as in multilateral international economic organizations, of the comparative role of political and economic factors in these relations. Some of the post-Soviet states have begun their participation in the Eurasian integration project headed by Russia, others aim at solving their external political and economic problems by strengthening relations with the USA and European Union on a priority basis, still others see the way out in promoting their orientation primarily on their closest regional partners (such as China, Turkey, Iran). However, neither of these directions of external economic activities has become a dominant one on the post-Soviet space. Moreover, some of their elements may get a priority significance, neighboring others or even replacing them at various stages of development of this or that post-Soviet state. Besides, three decades after their formation the new sovereign Eurasian states having endured complex processes of national state building began to differ substantially from each other by their political systems, by levels of economic development and above all – by their strategic goals, aspirations and orientations. And in its turn this has caused serious changes in their approaches to building relations with their external partners, both in bilateral and multilateral formats. Under these conditions the most important national priority of Russia is to implement such a foreign policy at the post-Soviet space that would react timely and most flexibly at social, political and economic processes going on there and emphasizing that most important goal of such a policy is neither a political expansion or an institution of a great power hegemony but development of partnership and friendly relations with the post-Soviet states on the basis of equality and mutual benefits.

Russia’s Foreign Economic Activity and Japan’s Strategic Interests in the Far East at the Beginning of the XXI Century

At the beginning of the XXI century, in the context of the further complex and contradictory development of the world economic process, the strengthening of the competitive struggle of states for markets, an important problem remains the struggle of countries with limited natural resources for the possession of territories rich in these resources, or for the most profitable cooperation with the countries - owners of such territories. At the same time, it is necessary to take into account the geopolitical situation in a particular region and build relationships with these countries taking into account its peculiarities. The article analyzes Japan’s strategic interests in the Russian Far East in the light of the problems under consideration. As you know, the natural resources of Japan are very scarce, only limestone and coal deposits are found in more or less sufficient quantities. At the same time, minerals such as oil, gas, iron ore, etc., are present on the territory, but in insufficient quantities for the development of metallurgy, energy and other life-supporting industries. Thus, Japan, being one of the most economically and technologically developed countries, is at the same time one of the poorest in terms of mineral resources. Based on this, it is relevant to analyze Japan’s economic strategy in solving the tasks under consideration in relation to neighboring states and, in particular, with Russia, which at the present stage is an important military-political, geopolitical and economic player in East Asia. Russia has the most modern means to solve the main problems of national security and territorial integrity, an important component of which is the region of the Far East, which occupies an essential place in the system of modern international economic relations.

Conceptual problems of the development of interdisciplinary research in the field of international economic relations

In the context of the current Ukrainian realities, given its place, the significance and role in the geo-economic space from the standpoint of economic security the issue of high-quality provision of research in the area of international economic relations and, consequently, training of scientists and researchers in this field is acute. The article discusses the prerequisites and substantiates the need to find a mechanism for improving teaching methods, enhancing the effectiveness of forms and methods of teaching and research based on an interdisciplinary approach, search and development of new theories. The step-by-step algorithm of training / formation of scientists, characteristic features of the current stage of scientific research, communication and cooperation environment, specifics of training doctors of philosophy on the basis of competence approach is analyzed as well as the problems of terminological casuistry, quality of scientific publications, search for topical themes aimed at addressing a number of issues related to increasing the competitiveness of Ukrainian science in the area of international economic relations with a practical focus on strengthening Ukraine's position on the current geoeconomic chessboard. The purpose of the article is to study the prerequisites for reconfiguring the format of scientific research, enriching the research methodology, filling it with interdisciplinary tools.

Impact of Saudi's Membership in Global and Arab Economic Blocs on its Agricultural Foreign Trade

In recent years, the world has witnessed many changes in international economic relations, and the global system has crystallized into major economic blocs aimed at strengthening the position of these blocs in the framework of global international trade and economic stability. Accordingly, the research aims to study the impact of the accession of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the membership of some economic blocs on Saudi agricultural foreign trade during the time period (1995-2019). By depend on both descriptive and quantitative statistical analysis. To study the evolution of the value of agricultural exports and imports and the most important factors affecting each of them, used of some indicators of export competitiveness such as a measure of geographical and commodity concentration. Also used the simultaneous equations method to build an econometric model to analyze the structure of agricultural foreign trade and its estimation by Two-Stage least squares (2SLS) method, the paper predicts the future of Saudi agricultural foreign trade. The research relied on secondary data. The results of the study expect that the average per capita share of agricultural exports, imports and agricultural Balance Deficit will reach about 600, 3.600 and 2.900 thousand riyals, respectively, during the year 2026.

Emotional burning out of employees as a braking factor of enterprise development in the conditions of expansion of international economic relations

The article analyzes the impact of emotional burnout on the development of modern enterprises in the context of expanding international economic relations. Information on the main causes of emotional burnout in staff is given, namely: excessive workload, work involving prolonged interaction with people, imbalance between personal and professional life, lack of proper recreation, inability of employees to organize their time (the lack of time-management skills), inflated requirements for themselves, lack of appropriate remuneration from the employer organization and employee motivation. The categories of professions whose representatives are most prone to emotional burnout are identified. Data on the most common signs of emotional burnout of staff are presented. The consequences of ignoring the psycho-emotional state of employees of the enterprise on the results of work are also generalized. Information on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the emotional state of the personnel of enterprises in various industries is presented (special attention is paid to the impact of the emotional burnout syndrome on medical and educational workers). The problem of quantitative measurement of the emotional burnout syndrome is raised, information on the emotional burnout syndrome is presented, which is the result of a survey of 1,029 US residents in 2017. Information on phenomena similar to the emotional burnout syndrome (depression and stress) is given. There are two approaches to the selection of stages of emotional burnout - the approach of J. Greenberg, who identifies five stages of emotional burnout, and V. Boyko, who identifies three stages. In addition, methods of elimination of emotional burnout and prevention measures are summarized, recommendations for employees of the enterprise and for management on combating this phenomenon are given.

Innovation and investment mechanism for the formation and implementation of state policy to ensure the technological competitiveness of leading countries and Ukraine in the digital economy

The aim of the study is to assess the technological competitiveness of the leading countries and Ukraine as well as the formation of an innovation and investment mechanism to improve it. The article presents the scheme of research of technological competitiveness of the leading countries and Ukraine on the basis of qualitative and economic-statistical analysis, analysis of comparative advantages, grouping method and correlation-regression analysis. Analysis of foreign trade in high-tech products showed that the studied countries occupy more than half of this market. The studied countries take an active part in international economic relations since they have rather high export quotas but the ratio of the export of high-tech goods to GDP is very low. The analysis of comparative advantages showed that Ukraine has the greatest preference for the export of aerospace products, Germany for pharmaceuticals, China for office equipment, the United States for instrument making, and only China for telecommunications. It was determined that France, China, and South Korea have the highest level of innovation in national exports, and Ukraine and the Russian Federation have the lowest.

Analysis after Brexit: European integration has started in the areas previously blocked by London

The approach to identifying practical problems is in the interaction between the United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union (EU), the consequences of the UK's withdrawal from the EU, and ways to overcome them by coordinating national institutes' activities in the UK and the EU. The specific research results that characterize the novelty of the study are as follows: it was found that the UK's withdrawal from the EU is a specific form of manifestation of the global tendency to revive elements of isolationism in international economic relations; it was found that the work of the European Commission and the UK government on further cooperation between the EU and the UK can be used to create models of cooperation between the Eastern Partnership countries and the EU in the future. The aim is to study the theoretical and practical foundations of the European integration of the UK in retrospective and modern times to identify problems of cooperation with the EU, a general analysis of the causes and possible consequences of leaving the EU, prospects for further development.