Interregional Relations Research Articles

European Union and Latin American integration schemes: finding the route of approach

The article is devoted to the analysis of the economic relationships of the European Union with the integration associations of Latin American and the Caribbean countries (LAC) on the basis of agreements in force for two decades of the 21st century. The article shows that, despite the different formats of Latin American integration process and its difference from the European model, the European Union is progressively negotiating the development of existing trade agreements. It includes the need of their modernization taking into account new areas of cooperation: the issues of sustainable development and the environmental component, digitalization trend, and post pandemic recovery. The author comes to the conclusion that cooperation through the processes of regional integration on both sides of the Atlantic will remain one of the main features of interregional relations in EU-LAC format. The experience of such an economic partnership can be useful for the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), as well as for Russia's international economic positions in the LAC countries.

The Study of Spatial Heterogeneity and Interregional Relations in the Processes of Attracting Banking Capital to the Russian Economy

Increased spatial heterogeneity in recent years in the processes of attracting banking capital to the Russian economy negatively affects the pace of socio-economic development of regions. The purpose of the research is to assess the dynamics of changes in spatial heterogeneity in the processes of attracting banking capital in the Russian economy and to model the system of interregional relationships in these processes. Scientific novelty of research is the development of a methodological approach involving the systematic use of methods such as: spatial autocorrelation analysis according to the methodology of P. Moran and L. Anselin, regression analysis using panel data, testing cause-and- effect relationships using the Granger method, formation of a matrix of functional dependencies between regional systems. The developed methodological approach allowed to confirm the trend of increasing spatial heterogeneity in the processes of attraction of banking capital in the Russian economy, to identify regional centers with a high level of concentration and formation a matrix of interregional relationships. It is shown that almost all Russian banking capital is now concentrated in Moscow, St. Petersburg and the Kostroma region. The inflow of bank capital into the economy of these regions leads to its outflow from regions with inverse relationships (negative index of spatial autocorrelation). The results of the research can be used by the executive authorities of the federal and regional levels to find mechanisms to attract banking capital in the economy of regions. One such mechanism could be a reduction in the key rate of the Bank of Russia and State support for regional banks that use low interest rates for lending to households and enterprises in the real sector of the economy.

Techno-Typological Analysis of the Late Epipaleolithic/ Proto-Neolithic Chipped Stone Tools at Çemka Höyük

The Late Epipaleolithic period, also referred to as the Proto-Neolithic and dated back to the eleventh millennium BCE and early tenth millennium BCE, is closely linked with the communities located east of the Fertile Crescent that began to be settled during the Younger Dryas. This period, which started in the first half of the twentieth century and is defined by settlements in the northwestern Zagros region, has long been under the radar, but has been catching on again, especially since the 2000s, for the identification of a Younger Dryas layer found in settlements in the Upper Tigris Valley. The period in question has few architectural data for support and is represented by the chipped stone tool industry, which is thought to be observed in Zagros. It also appears that this period, which was primarily defined through its chipped stone tool industry, is no longer limited to the northwestern Zagros region, but also now includes the Upper Tigris Valley and the Eastern Jazeera (Eastern Fertile Crescent) region. The Younger Dryas layers, also found in the Çemka Höyük settlement during the 2019 excavations, shed new light on the chipped stone tool industry in the Upper Tigris Valley between the eleventh and tenth millennium BCE. The layers also contribute to redeliberating and redefining local and interregional relations.

Russian Statesmen of the Late 19th - Early 20th Century on Socio-Economic Problems of the Development of Siberia

The article is devoted to the strategic role of Siberia in the socio-economic development of the Russian state in general and interregional relations in particular. The author consistently examines the formation and evolution of the evaluative perception of the economic and social significance of Siberia by key statesmen of the Russian Empire, namely N.H. Bunge, S.Y. Witte, P.A. Stolypin. The article analyzes the level of industrial development of Russia in the XlX-early XX century through the method of comparison with the most industrially developed countries of Europe and the world. Siberia, according to the objective opinion of the reformers of the turn of the century, was the «currency storehouse» of Russia, whose bowels needed competent development. However, this task is feasible only if the number of qualified population in Siberia grows and the operational management of industrial processes from the center. The author focuses on the analysis of management decisions on reforming community relations, attracting labor resources to Siberia and planning projects for the development of Siberia, which were developed by these statesmen (N.H. Bunge, S.Y. Witte and P.A. Stolypin). These projects organically combine continuity and innovative features: N.H. Bunge is characterized by attention to the issues of resettlement of peasants and the development of the institute of private land ownership in Siberia, S.Y. Witte is characterized by an emphasis on the creation of an extensive transport infrastructure, P.A. Stolypin is distinguished by attention to the social sphere (medicine and education in Siberia). The article concludes with statement of the high importance of the reform activity of N.H. Bunge, S.Y. Witte, P.A. Stolypin and their role in establishing communications between the European, Siberian and Far Eastern regions of Russia, in raising the level of economic and cultural development of Siberia and strengthening the reputation of the Russian Empire as an industrial power.

THE 2019 – 2021 LEBANON CIVIL PROTESTS: CONCISE COMPARISON WITH MOLDOVA AND BELARUS PEACEFUL RALLIES AND ASSEMBLIES

Lebanon, a unique, poly-confessional Eastern Mediterranean country of Arab origin with a long Phoenician history, has seen yet another wave of unrest in the last two years. Around the same period, widespread protests were aroused in two post-soviet countries in Eastern Europe, expressing their outrage at the falsification of vote tallies, corruption, and the political motivation of their governments in the face of a worsening economic situation. The aim of the study was to find out the common and distinctive elements of these civil rallies and assemblies, as well as to predict their possible impact on interregional relations and geopolitical tendencies. The article may indicate some unique features due to the lack of fundamental research studies on the theme rather than analytics and media reports. A concise comparison is made of Lebanon’s, Moldova’s, and Belarus’s situation with respect to their establishment, political and economic crisis, resulting protest actions. Some peculiarities were discovered following the interests of internal and external political groups and their influence. A cautious prognosis was made in order to forecast some further developments in the situation around these countries, including the attitude of the key actors in the region towards the processes inside and outside, trying to tip the scales in their favor.

EU - China relations and data governance policies: the role of civil societies in overcoming geopolitical challenges in cyberspace

EU and China are the global powers that can affect and alter international relations at the political, economic, and societal levels. While the EU shapes the foreign policy in Europe, China has a critical role in Asian politics. In Asia-Europe interregionalism and interregional relations, the EU-China relations are essential in consolidating global and regional stability. However, in the current political conjuncture, the security issues in cyberspace challenge both actors. Hence, cybersecurity and digitalization policies are a potential conflict area in EU-China relations. As the impact of technological and digital developments increases on the global political economy, global powers are developing policies to breast the tape in technological development. The European Commission has set “A Europe fit for the digital age” as one of its priorities for the 2019-2024 term. Meanwhile, since 2015 China has been promoting the Digital Belt and Road Initiative to foster digital connectivity among the Belt and Road countries. However, big data analytics are important in developing new technologies, especially in digital connectivity, automation, and robotics. In this context, data governance has become a geopolitical concept in international relations. Consequently, differences between China’s and the EU’s approach to data – access, process, and collection – may result in geopolitical confrontations. In this paper, we argue that both actors should involve civil society in the policymaking process to address the dynamics of information technologies, cooperate on adapting a global approach and avoid geopolitical confrontations. Civil society organizations can help the actors understand the underlying risks in cybersecurity and form a non-conflicting approach in data governance frameworks. Furthermore, while investigating the EU and China’s data governance models, we shed light upon the role of civil society organizations in addressing the potential risks and opportunities in cyberspace. Finally, we conclude our paper with policy recommendations for China and the EU to cooperate in cyberspace by involving civil society organizations.
 Received: 18 May 2022Accepted: 25 July 2022

Introduction

Beyond trade, investment, geostrategic and security challenges, as well as issues of connectivity and governance, the European Union-Asia Pacific dialogue has also boosted the involvement of civil society in international politics. The involvement of civil society can contribute to enhancing mutual trust and knowledge as well as democratization processes and channels for citizen participation in social issues that have an impact on people’s lives. However, in the last decade, internal crises both in the EU and in the Asia-Pacific region, as well as a lack of political will on both sides to support the discussion of issues in non-official processes, seem to have slowed down the intensity of interregional interaction and cooperation between civil society organizations. This special issue of Cuadernos Europeos de Deusto (CED) / Deusto Journal of European Studies on “European Union-Asia Pacific social and cultural dialogue: involving civil society in interregional relations” aims to make a contribution to the knowledge and understanding of some of the major actors and factors that determine the evolution of social and cultural interregional dialogue.

Global Sustainability and Structural Power: The Case of Bioeconomy in a Transitional World

This article studies the incidence of the bioeconomic agenda within the ongoing technological and scientific revolution and its link with inter-regional relations, in the framework of an international system in transition. In this sense, the theory of structural power is proposed as an analytical tool to observe the power relations that can emerge in relation with the development cooperation processes and the consequent configuration of new governance articulations related to sustainable development. It also reflects on the opportunities and challenges concerning this productive paradigm and it focuses on the upcoming relevance of its agenda for the east-west relations between Russia and the European Union. The article argues that although Russia is not among the most important global competitors in the field of bioeconomy, its structural qualities gives the country an important relational power in its connections with other countries/regional configurations. Within the framework of its relations with the European Union, the development of the bioeconomy emerges as a possible scenario of negotiation and dialogue that may renew the currently conflicted bilateral agenda in the face of future development challenges. That would create possibilities to boost confidence in the sharing of scientific and technological information, and also to forge mutually beneficial inter-dependencies. Regarding the methodological strategy, the general approach consists of the premise that global systemic changes generate either incentives or restrictions for technical cooperation around scientific and technological innovation. In this framework, global changes refer both to globalization, as well as to the technological revolution and the urgency around contemporary socio-ecological challenges, and the growing importance of the bioeconomic paradigm in the multilateral spheres of international cooperation. The methodological design is based on a qualitative-exploratory case study, with an explanatory aim.

THE ROLE OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMY IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CENTRAL ASIAN COUNTRIES IN THE 21ST CENTURY

With the collapse of the Soviet Union in the 1991s Central Asian nations and Japan established diplomatic relations and partnerships began to increase steadily as manifested by the level of official contacts. In 1997 the “Silk Road” Diplomacy concept was formulated for Japan’s policy toward Central Asia. At the beginning of the 21st century, we see the activation of new actors including India, Korea, and Japan in Central Asia, which were mainly welcomed in the region. Tokyo recognized the growing strategic importance of Central Asia in the context of international security and sought to play a more active role as an Asian nation in Eurasia. During two decades Central Asian nations and Japan began to increase steadily. Japan is one of the largest assistants to Central Asia in structural reforms and Japanese investments in the different aspects of the region's economy and transport communication add up to several billion. There are several areas of special interest to Japan in its relations with Central Asia, including cooperation in education, economic development of the region, political reforms, as well as energy resources. Japan’s effort in creating the “Central Asia plus Japan” dialog is part of its multilateral diplomacy. At the same time, there are some challenges and problems in Central Asia–Japan relations. However, there are potentialities for future bilateral and multilateral relations. Japan like Korea, India, and other countries has a strong positive image in Central Asia, which could be regarded as an additional factor for fostering partnerships between Central and East Asia as well as interregional relations with the vast Asian continent and beyond. This article explores the interests of the Central Asian states as members of the SCO, and their compatibility with the SCO goals. This study shows that the SCO is compatible with the Central Asian states' security and economic interests, regional cooperation, and the need for balanced relations with the great powers— China, Russia, and the United States.

Determining the prospect for activation of interregional economic interactions in modern conditions

The article is devoted to the study of the potential for enhancing interregional cooperation and its main directions. The purpose of the study is to substantiate promising areas of interregional interaction of the Republic of Bashkortostan with neighbouring regions based on an assessment of competitive advantages. In accordance with the goal set, the development levels of individual regions have been determined; the competitive economic activities in them have been evaluated; the specialization of regions, taking into account their competitiveness, as well as the budgetary basis for the development of interregional relations have been identified. The study uses a systematic analysis of economic differences between the regions, identifying the directions of economic reserve flows on the basis of the criterion of alignment of their returns. The differences between the regions in natural conditions and natural resources, in specialization by type of economic activity and by individual types of agricultural products are considered as an economic basis for interregional interaction.

Distribution and inter-regional relationship of amyloid-beta plaque deposition in a 5xFAD mouse model of Alzheimer's disease.

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia. Although previous studies have selectively investigated the localization of amyloid-beta (Aβ) deposition in certain brain regions, a comprehensive characterization of the rostro-caudal distribution of Aβ plaques in the brain and their inter-regional correlation remain unexplored. Our results demonstrated remarkable working and spatial memory deficits in 9-month-old 5xFAD mice compared to wildtype mice. High Aβ plaque load was detected in the somatosensory cortex, piriform cortex, thalamus, and dorsal/ventral hippocampus; moderate levels of Aβ plaques were observed in the motor cortex, orbital cortex, visual cortex, and retrosplenial dysgranular cortex; and low levels of Aβ plaques were located in the amygdala, and the cerebellum; but no Aβ plaques were found in the hypothalamus, raphe nuclei, vestibular nucleus, and cuneate nucleus. Interestingly, the deposition of Aβ plaques was positively associated with brain inter-regions including the prefrontal cortex, somatosensory cortex, medial amygdala, thalamus, and the hippocampus. In conclusion, this study provides a comprehensive morphological profile of Aβ deposition in the brain and its inter-regional correlation. This suggests an association between Aβ plaque deposition and specific brain regions in AD pathogenesis.

AVRUPA BİRLİĞİ’NİN ASYA’YLA İLİŞKİLERİNDE BÖLGELER ARASI BİR ETKİLEŞİM BİÇİMİ OLARAK ASYA-AVRUPA DİYALOĞU

Bölgesel bir örgütlenme olarak Avrupa Birliği (AB), dış ilişkilerini yürütürken uluslararası ilişkilerdeki aktörlerle çeşitli biçimlerde etkileşime girmektedir. Bölgeler arası etkileşim, AB’nin dış ilişkilerini yürütürken uyguladığı yöntemlerden biridir. AB, diğer bölgelerdeki bölgesel örgütler, devletler ve devlet gruplarıyla bölgeler arası ilişkiler kurmakta ve bölgeler arası nitelikteki etkileşim mekanizmalarına katılmaktadır. Asya-Avrupa Diyaloğu (Asia-Europe Meeting-ASEM), AB’nin Asya’yla olan ilişkilerindeki etkileşim kanallarından biridir. İlki 1996 yılında gerçekleştirilen ASEM, Asya ile Avrupa kıtası arasındaki siyasal, ekonomik, sosyal ve kültürel ilişkileri geliştirmek ve iki bölgenin halkları arasında yakınlık oluşturmak amacıyla gerçekleştirilmiş bir girişimdir. Belirtilen çerçeve içerisinde bu çalışma, bölgeler arasıcılık kavramı kapsamında, AB’nin Asya’yla ilişkilerinde bölgeler arası bir etkileşim biçimi olan ASEM’in temel rasyonalitesini ve işleyişini ele almakta ve diyalog sürecinin etkilerine ilişkin değerlendirmelerde bulunmaktadır.

Study of development of regional railway system in Bukovyna

The article is devoted to the study, generalization and systematization of scientific knowledge about the history of the establishment, development and operation of the regional railway system in Bukovyna in the second half of XIX – early XX centuries. The authors attempted to analyze the process of creation and operation of railways in Bukovyna during the reign of the Austro-Hungarian Empire based on a wide range of previously unpublished archival documents, periodicals, statistical literature and memoirs. The article studies the development of organizational bases for the construction of railways, the activity of the communication network management, lists a whole range of requirements and tasks set for railway transport in Bukovyna, the progress of their implementation, considers successes and difficulties in this work. It is determined that private railways, as important transport arteries of Bukovyna, were of national importance and played a significant role in the transport system of Austria-Hungarian Empire. They served the leading economic districts of Bukovyna, acting as an integral part of production in each of them. In other words, they were used for development of local, intersectoral and interregional relations. Regional railways, first of all, played an important role in the social and economic life of Bukovyna region. In most cases, they did not carry the strategic cargo, but made it possible to connect the most remote corners of separate areas of the region into a single whole. In practice, local railways were a significant addition to the main central line, providing the latter with a greater intensity of cargo and passenger turnover and thus increasing their profitability. At the same time, the trade volume between the outskirts and the center of the Austro-Hungarian Empire was increased. It contributed to the intensification of economic development of certain districts of Bukovyna region.

THE CONCEPT AND APPROACHES TO THE STUDY OF INTEGRATION OF TERRITORIAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC SYSTEMS: TO THE FORMULATION OF THE ISSUE

The importance of the development of the Russian economy as a comprehensive and sovereign system is increasing under the influence of external shocks. To this matter, the question of the economy’s spatial nature in regards to the deepening of integration processes between regions becomes particularly important.
 The purpose of the study is to develop theoretical and methodological foundations for analyzing the mechanisms of integrating the economies of the regions of the Siberian Federal District, assessing the integration potential of the Altai Krai. The empirical object of study is the Altai Krai. The subject of the study are the various forms and types of connections between the region and the regions of the Siberian Federal District.
 The paper considers a number of topical issues of interregional integration. A general assessment of the state of scientific research in this area is given. Insufficient empirical knowledge of interregional relations, the absence of comparable methodological approaches to the assessment of integration processes in macroregions are noted.
 The possibility of using methodological developments in the field of international integration research for the analysis of interregional interaction is substantiated and shown. Approaches to assessing the degree of «maturity» of interregional integration are outlined.
 The «mechanism» of integration is revealed as the unity of the driving forces of this process and the factors that determine it, in relation to different types of interregional relations.
 The ambiguity of the consequences of integration for the socio-economic development of regions is shown, depending on the basis on which interregional relations are formed (cooperation or competition).

Interregional Interaction as a Strategic Basis for Tourism Recovery in the Far East

The consequences of the crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) for tourism are briefly outlined, and government actions to revive this economic sector are considered. It is shown that the current crisis is the worst in the entire history of the industry. At the same time, crises open up additional opportunities; innovative solutions are used to meet customer requirements. The main trends of postcrisis measures in our country are highlighted. In Russia, the strategic basis for improving the recreation sector is strengthening domestic tourism; in this regard, regional strategies for development are of particular importance. This direction is declared in the industry program and in the Program for Development of the Far East until 2035, supported by measures and targets for the creation of a tourism cluster in each region of the Far East. It is shown that the socioeconomic program includes the regional Tourism subprogram for the first time. The prerequisites for its implementation are outlined, and the centers of tourist activity revitalization are presented. Taking into consideration the geographical position and size of the Far East, the formation of a cluster policy emphasizes the importance of developing interregional relations, which are currently poorly represented. Even the conditions of territories with advanced development that have preferential treatment for business are not used in establishing relations. A model of the federal tourism interregional scheme of territorial and spatial planning, with a focus on the creation of a comprehensive tourism plan of development, is proposed. The prerequisites, structure, content, and conditions of model formation are pointed out. The implementation of the tasks outlined in the scheme focuses on the integration of the common efforts of all market players in order to form a tourist region as an integral competitive unit.

Early modern Iberian empires, global history and the history of early globalization

AbstractThis essay discusses the main lines of current research on the social and economic history of the early modern Iberian worlds. It then goes on, in light of recent debates, to make the case for the value of a purposeful dialogue between global history and imperial history. The issues of primary concern here are the extent to which lateral, inter-regional relations in the Iberian worlds dominated vertical relations connecting particular areas to Madrid or Lisbon; how power and agency on local scales may be integrated into accounts of flows and interactions on larger scales; the ways in which the history of the Iberian empires through a global prism breaks with pre-existing nationalistic narratives; and whether or not the decentralized component of these empires was unique to them. Finally, examples are detailed of how Iberian imperial history can provide a fruitful basis for a polycentric history of globalization. The examples given take heart from critical engagement with the Great Divergence paradigm, the new analytical potentialities of global ecological history, the constructive and destructive impact of globalization upon empires, and the importance of studying the history of empires comparatively.

Extrapolating potential crop damage by insect pests based on land use data: examining inter-regional generality in agricultural landscapes

BackgroundInter-regional relationships between landscape factors and biological responses in natural conditions are important but difficult to predict because of the differences in each landscape context and local environment. To examine the inter-regional variability in relation to landscape factors and the biological response of an insect pest of rice, Stenotus rubrovittatus, we extrapolated a damage prediction model (the ‘original model’ of our previous study) for rice using land-use data. The ‘original model’ comprised as fixed factors the area of source habitat (i.e. pastures and graminoid-dominated fallow fields), soybean fields, and rice paddies within 300-m radii with research years as the random intercept. We hypothesized that the original model would be applicable to new regions, but the predictive accuracy would be reduced. We predicted that fitting a new extended model, adjusting the parameter coefficients of identical fixed factors of the ‘original model,’ and adding regional random intercepts would improve model performance (the ‘extended model’). A field experiment was conducted in two regions that had a similar landscape context with the original region, each in a different year of four years in total. The proportion of rice damage and surrounding land use within a 300-m radius was investigated, and the data were applied to the models and the applicability and accuracy of the models were examined.ResultsWhen the ‘original model’ was assigned to the combined data from the original and extrapolated regions, the relationship between the observed and the predicted values was statistically significant, suggesting that there was an inter-regional common relationship. The relationship was not statistically significant if the model was applied only to the new regions. The extended model accuracy improved by 14% compared with the original model and was applicable for unknown data within the examined regions as demonstrated by three-fold cross validation.ConclusionsThese results imply that in this pest–crop system, there is likely to be a common inter-regional biological response of arthropods because of landscape factors, although we need to consider local environmental factors. We should be able to apply such relationships to identify or prevent pest hazards by offering region-wide management options.

Interregional Cooperation and Integration within the Framework of the Union State of Belarus and Russia: Specifics of Integration and Information Support

Introduction. The relevance of the study is due to the need to ensure a synergetic effect within the framework of the Union State of Belarus and Russia, to create its positive image as an integration association in internal and external dimensions. The purpose of the study is to identify the specifics of cooperation between the regions of Russia and Belarus in the context of integration priorities of both countries. Materials and Methods. The research was based on the traditional study of documents, content analysis, comparative and multilevel analysis. The most important materials are official documents of Russia and Belarus, publications in the media, expert survey data, statistical information on the dynamics of interregional relations in the Union State. All of them together made it possible to concretize the signs of multifaceted communications in the field under consideration, to identify possible ways to improve the integration policy of the member states of the Union State in the face of escalated challenges and threats. Results. The peculiarities of the approaches of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus to the interpretation of interregional cooperation and integration in the format of the Union State are shown. The positions of the border regions are characterized. The content and orientation of media publications of different levels are analyzed, certain vulnerabilities are highlighted. Insufficient degree of interrelation of strategic orientations of integration and interregional interaction is found. The lack of manifestation of conflicting motives is offset by distancing from substantive coverage and discussion of topical issues, including by regional and local communities. Discussion and Conclusion. The performed research shows that the tasks of information support of the Union State, organization of “demand for integration”, training of personnel for “integration marketing” at the level of the regions of the two countries and expansion of their communication channels are unsolved. The recommendations made as a result are intended for representatives of state authorities and local self-government bodies and are aimed at improving the current situation through more effective use of existing advantages and mechanisms and the formation of new ones that meet the needs of integrating states and their regions.

ЕКОНОМІЧНА БЕЗПЕКА РЕГІОНІВ УКРАЇНИ

Обґрунтовано важливість економічної безпеки як складової національної безпеки України, розкрито поняття «економічна безпека», проаналізовано причини її загроз, а саме зовнішньоекономічні, зовнішньополітичні та внутрішні. Проаналізовано властивості та розкрито роль економічної безпеки регіону як самостійної економічної категорії. Показано різні точки зору на поняття «економічна безпека», виділено основні наукові підходи до визначення даного поняття. Розглянуто категорію «економічна безпека на регіональному рівні» як багатокомпонентне явище, суму окремих його складових. Показано напрями забезпечення економічної безпеки держави на регіональному рівні. Проаналізовано функціональні особливості системи досягнення економічної безпеки, наведено функції економічної безпеки на державному та регіональному рівнях, а саме захисну, регулятивну, превентивну, інноваційну, діагностичну, соціальну. Окреслено характеристики, досягнення яких забезпечить комплексна реалізація наведених функцій, зокрема, виокремлено стійкість до екзогенних і ендогенних загроз, здатність регіональної економічної системи до самовідтворення й саморозвитку, економічну самодостатність, міцність зв’язків між елементами регіональної економіки, здатність до використання конкурентних переваг, відповідність складників економічної безпеки регіону нормативному рівню, збалансованість міжрегіональних відносин.Названо головні проблеми, що сьогодні загрожують національній економічній безпеці на рівні регіонів, виокремлено головні загрози економічній безпеці регіонів та основні напрями стратегії оптимізації економічної безпеки. Зроблено висновок, що в усьому розмаїтті проблем національної економічної безпеки країни чітко виокремлюється регіональний аспект. Доведено, що досягнення економічної безпеки регіону забезпечує соціально-економічну і суспільно-політичну стабільність, належний рівень та якість життя населення. Для досягнення максимального ефекту програмно-цільового управління необхідно забезпечити повноту цільової комплексної програми економічної безпеки регіону, яку слід реалізовувати поетапно.

Application of mathematical statistics methods to assess the investment potential of the region

Since each subject of the Russian Federation has full rights to conduct both interregional and international economic relations, the indicators of regional development largely depend on the investment strategy being implemented, including the level of investment potential. In this regard, the article deals with the urgent task of assessing the investment potential of the region based on socio-economic indicators using mathematical statistics, which allows us to obtain objective and reliable results, and also ensures the scalability of the methodology used and the possibility of its application to analyze the investment potential of other regions of the Russian Federation. Correlation and regression analysis was used, a linear regression model was studied for multicollinearity. The use of multidimensional statistical analysis of the investment attractiveness indicators of the Orenburg region allowed us to identify the most significant factors influencing the volume of investments in the fixed capital of the region, which include: the amount of work performed by the type of economic activity "Construction"; average per capita monetary income of the population; the volume of manufacturing production; the proportion of the working-age population in the total number. Based on the results of correlation and regression analysis, it is concluded that the level of investment in fixed assets of the Orenburg region is most significantly influenced by such areas of economic activity as agriculture, mining and manufacturing. Attracting investments to the identified sectoral priorities of the investment attractiveness of the Orenburg region will ensure the creation of high-performance places in the region, increase the gross regional product, and also give a multiplier effect for the development of other activities.