What is the logic of the catastrophic events that are shaking Russia and the world today? And what is the forecast for their further deployment? Let’s try to answer these questions based on an understanding of long-term patterns of economic development. Behind the kaleidoscope of seemingly random and unrelated events, there is often an objective regularity that makes it possible to anticipate crises, stop them in a timely manner, and even use them for constructive purposes.

The article analyzes regional energy cooperation in sub-regions of Asia with a detailed study of South Asia and the CIS. The aim is to develop the theory of energy markets integration by adding an element of mutual trade to it. The study is based on statistics data of electricity exports by sub-regions of Eurasia based on the information of bilateral exports. The level of regional economic integration was estimated by the “export share” indicator, as well as by graph theory methods. Four out of nine countries in the South Asian region are not yet included in energy trade. This fact does not allow to speak about the success of the efforts undertaken by international organizations in the subregion as a whole. The results of the network analysis show that the relations between the countries of the region are fragmented, the problem of South Asian countries integration in the field of electricity trade is far from a solution. In the CIS, only 10% of electricity is traded within the region. There are two clusters of countries in the subregion. The countries of the larger cluster are connected through trade with the rest of the world. The countries of the second cluster — Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan — are interconnected, but not with Russia, being the beneficiaries of the Central Asian Regional Economic Cooperation Program. Thus, the prevailing architecture of regional ties may indicate small integration created by the efforts of an international organization in the region. The CIS region meets the description of the energy markets' integration level as being between “interconnection” and “shallow”. To characterize the integration level, we recommend examining the graph connectivity, centrality indicators, and the number and size of clusters. Russia's efforts in the area of electricity trade in Asia are examined in four aspects. Development assistance is inadequate, and membership in the Asian Development Bank is likely to become a pressing issue. Cooperation with the CIS countries leaves aside two countries of the post-Soviet space, it is not able to attract four more countries of Central Asia to cooperate. Cooperation within the EAEU is insufficient for Belarus and Armenia, therefore, the creation of a single electric energy market by 2025 is an urgent task.

The current article is devoted to the study of the legal nature of maritime logistics in the modern Greek Republic under the conditions of the digital revolution and economic integration. The relevance of the topic is due to the fact that shipping is one of the oldest types of transportation of goods and people, which still haven't lost their relevance in the XXI century, and currently this industry has received special attention. Maritime transport occupies an important place in the implementation of trade and economic relations. The branch of the law of the sea has repeatedly become the object of scientific research. The main function of transport is to provide services to the client through the use of the vehicle. The authors consider the historical development of the maritime branch of law in all the existence of the Greek state. Additionally, the author focuses on digital technologies that are beginning to be developed in the transport and maritime industry and considers the progress in the logistics sector, with regard to trade and transport in Greece.

The article discusses the forms and scope of labour emigration from the Russian Federation, main international conventions and Russian legislation in this sphere. Particular attention is paid to the ILO Conventions, especially Convention No. 143 on abuses in the field of migration and on ensuring equal opportunities and treatment for migrant workers. It analyzes the statistics on the labour emigration of Russians over the past 10 years, as well as the socio-economic, political and other factors that determined moving of Russian citizens abroad for employment. The authors draw special attention to the negative consequences of the brain drain from Russia.

This article deals with some modern international legal problems of nuclear safety and radiation protection in the process of peaceful atomic activity. Special attention is paid to legal mechanisms of safe development of atomic power engineering in the conditions imminent energy crises.

The scope of the study included as well as following questions: non-proliferation, prevent switching to peaceful nuclear activity for military purposes; prospect of development the Nuclear doctrine of Russian Federation; evaluating the feasibility of implementation into the practice of international relations State politics of Russian Federation in the field of nuclear deterrence, approved by the decree of the President of Russian Federation of June 2, 2020.

The subject of research were legal problems standing in the way legal settlement international relations in conditions of globalization. 

The article considers problems of the EAEU cross-border e-commerce legal regulation. A wide discussion as for the e-commerce is held by international organizations for more than 20 years. Nevertheless, e-commerce legal regulation remains fragmented up to right now. Today EAEU like other integration associations, deals with the growth of cross-border e-commerce trade volumes. In this situation EAEU tries to improve customs legislation in accordance with a new trade economical reality. But the legal basis of the EAEU cross-border e-commerce is not still fully formed. The issue needs to be further analyzed both at the interstate and scientific levels.

Lobbying is an objectively expressed process of interaction between society and government structures. In Russia, lobbying is often associated with corruption-related processes, which negatively affect the state and municipal management efficiency. The article deals with the problem of legal regulation of the lobbying phenomenon and attempts to distinguish lobbying activities in the political sphere from corruption.

This article gives an assessment of the European Union's projects in the field of food policy in the South Caucasus States, and also compares it with the existing approach of the EEU to this issue in the region. EU projects are of interest, which makes it possible to assess the effectiveness of humanitarian activity for the implementation of geopolitical interests. The paper presents an assessment of the food security of the region, as well as describes the European Union's programs in the field of food policy, assesses them, and considers the geopolitical features that need to be taken into account when working in the region. The activities of the EEU and the Russian Federation in particular should be taken into account by the European Union when developing and implementing its policy. The region is undergoing disintegration processes, which are caused by differences in the foreign policy courses of all three States. Although it would be quite promising for Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan to strengthen integration with the EU, the current situation in the region does not contribute to its strengthening. This, in turn, has a negative impact on the prospects for integration of the European Union and Central Asian countries, since the South Caucasus is an important geopolitical hub, where consolidation is necessary for further development. Given Russia's significant role in the EEU, further integration with the States of the South Caucasus depends on the foreign policy of the Russian Federation.