The international integration demands considerable diplomatic efforts from those countries which are interested in sustainable development. Implementation of integration projects directly depends on efficiency of the existing platforms of the international congress activity. The St. Petersburg International Economic Forum became a striking example of public-private partnership in the organization of the international communication on topical issues of the agenda of world politics and business. Special attention of organizers of the Forum to process of preparation of an action, from places to cultural activities in the program, predetermines success of the Forum in economic and political climate improvement in modern Russia.

The article considers the problem of collateral damage to population in the implementation of the regime of international economic sanctions. The author tries to define the concept and features of collateral damage to population. Ways to minimize consequences for population are also identified by the author.

Integration processes in modern conditions of managing are considered as a key issue of increase in Russian film company's competitive ability at the international level. International integration allows film companies to attract additional foreign sources of financing, creates opportunities for the competition in the international market of film spectacular services, provides conditions for cooperation with the leading foreign studios and cinema companies, modernization of funding mechanisms for film projects, participation in the international film projects. Overcoming obstacles to active international cooperation of the Russian cinematographers promotes formation of film company's competitive advantages that are necessary for business on the international film market.

Urgent aspects of a state and development of the legislation on the state secret in the context of search of approaches to its harmonization within the CSTO are discussed.

The article is devoted to some questions of nationality connected with integration of immigrants in the modern countries of Europe. Social stratification, discrimination and intolerance interfere with adaptation of migrants in the accepting societies. The impossibility of naturalization or a bipartism of migrants also don't promote their integration. The role of labor migrants in economic development on the example of Germany is shown in the article.

In this article examines the evolution of international legal regulation of cooperation in the field of energy: historical aspects and prospects of such cooperation, key international legal acts, signed by the community of states in the energy sector, the current significance of concepts for increasing the efficiency of energy resources use, and increasing the importance of renewable sources energy, suggests possible steps to improve the situation in the field of international legal regulation of the issues of exchange and use of energy sources.

Integrated Maritime Policy for the European Union is based on the recognition that Europe's oceans and seas are interlinked, and that sea-related policies of the European States must develop in a joined-up way in order to reap the desired results. While the law of the sea stands for the openness of high seas to all States,the European Union in last ten years, acting with understanding thatEurope's maritime spaces and its coasts are central issue to its well-being and prosperity, is making permanent efforts aimed on creation of legal regulations that would provide political conditions for the sustainable development of the maritime infrastructure of theEuropean Union.

Following the collapse of the USSR, the post-Soviet states applied their foreign policy and solved economic and military problems in cooperation with one another. They established the Commonwealth of the Independent States and the other integration associations, both within and beyond the CIS. This article deals with the problems of integration of the post-Soviet states. It discovers the main reasons why the CIS failed to grow in a very integration union. The authors believe that the main cause was a short-foresighted policy of the Russian leadership under the presidency of Boris Yeltsin and the reluctance of Commonwealth states to be bound by obligations.

Following the collapse of the USSR, the post-Soviet states applied their foreign policy and solved economic and military problems in cooperation with one another. They established the Commonwealth of the Independent States and the other integration associations, both within and beyond the CIS. This article deals with the problems of integration of the post-Soviet states. It discovers the main reasons why the CIS failed to grow in a very integration union. The authors believe that the main cause was a short-foresighted policy of the Russian leadership under the presidency of Boris Yeltsin