Spatial Development of the Russian Black Sea Region in New Conditions

Introduction . The system of Russia’s long-term economic interests in the Black Sea basin, which are realised on the basis of mobilising the maritime potential of the Russian Black Sea region, necessitates the creation of a system of strategic partnership to ensure regional security in the Black Sea basin based on the implementation of the Russian foreign policy concept and activation of international organisations with Russia’s participation, BSEC, etc., which determines the relevance of this study. The aim of this work is to substantiate the theoretical foundations and practical recommendations to ensure national economic interests in the context of the foreign policy, as well as to determine the measures necessary for strategically initial positioning of the Russian Black Sea region in the system of sustainable strategic partnership. According to the aim of the research the tasks were defined to study the systematisation of theoretical approaches and methodological foundations for ensuring national economic interests in the context of the foreign policy concept. Materials and Methods . The following research methods were used to obtain the results: theoretical analysis and generalisation; induction and deduction; analysis and synthesis, graphic visualisation of the results of identification of the main directions and tasks of formation of a descriptive model of development of interregional and international cooperation of the Black Sea region. Results . Methodological and practical issues of formation and realisation of economic and other interests of interregional and cross-border cooperation of Russian regions in the context of foreign policy concept are discussed. The descriptive model of development of interregional and international cooperation of the Russian Black Sea region is presented, which is based on the main interests and tasks of intensification of interregional cooperation of the regions, as well as basic targets for the development of interregional cooperation of the regions of the Russian Black Sea region in the context of the foreign policy concept. Discussion and Conclusion . A basic model of the formation of regional interests in new geopolitical conditions has been developed using the example of the Russian Black Sea region. The significance of the Russian Black Sea region in the system of international economic relations and national security of the Russian Federation, which is primarily due to its geographical location, is considered. Russia’s interests in the Black Sea basin are considered in several dimensions — geopolitical, geoeconomic, environmental and military-defense.