PACIFIC RIM: Economics, Politics, Law
PACIFIC RIM: Economics, Politics, Law – is a research journal published by Far Eastern Federal University since the year 1999. This peer-reviewed journal offers science-based insights into the dynamic development of the Asia-Pacific Region (APR) suggested by Russian and foreign authors.
The purpose of the journal is to provide knowledge and information to Russian and foreign researchers, authorities and business people who are directly involved in the political, social and economic life of the region, and give them an opportunity to express their own views and opinions on the problems of APR and Russian Far East (RFE) development.
Materials of the Journal are addressed to the heads of companies, researchers, teachers and students. The Journal provides for a deep and professional insight into the economic, political and legal issues based on their practical interpretation.
PACIFIC RIM: Economics, Politics, Law includes a wide range of articles by researchers from many regions of the Russian Federation and countries of the Asia-Pacific Region. Among the members of the Editorial Board of the Journal there are representatives of the leading Russian and foreign universities.
The Journal also covers a wide range of academic areas that allows accumulating the knowledge and expertise on various challenges of APR and RFE development.
The Journal accepts for publication the following types of works:
- articles on the economy, foreign economic activity, politics, law, international cooperation of the APR countries, RFE and Primorye;
- archive materials and comments on the history of cooperation between Russia and APR countries, as well as their political relations;
- sociological research materials on the most relevant economic, social, political and legislative questions;
- legislative reference materials on regulating national economies, inter-country cooperation in the APR;
- materials of comparative legal studies of legislations in Russia and APR countries on different areas of law;
- reviews of the work of regional organizations;
- messages and official information on the materials of regional meetings, conferences and diplomatic events.
In addition to the abovementioned questions, the Journal also covers other aspects of regional development, such as demography, environment, etc. Given the significance of the questions discussed in the Journal, the Editorial Board is looking to cooperate with experts working in different areas included into the Journal’s agenda. Among them there are researchers from FEFU and other Russian and APR universities, employees of research facilities and analytical organizations, and any professionals who have expertise in the challenges faced by APR and RFE.
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Current Issue
Vol 27, No 1 (2025)
Economics
Methodological approaches to assessment and forecasting of tax potential
Abstract
The study is an extensive analysis of methodological approaches to assessment and forecasting of tax potential, taking into account macroeconomic, tax and socio-demographic aspects. The work highlights the main principles that form the basis of an effective approach to assessing tax opportunities, and emphasizes the need for a systemic analysis for sustainable economic development.
PACIFIC RIM: Economics, Politics, Law. 2025;27(1):13-20
13-20
Studying the needs of the population of Buryatia in resort treatment and health
Abstract
The article is devoted to the assessment of satisfaction and loyalty of consumers of health resort services on the example of two resorts “Goryachinsk” and “Arshan” of the Republic of Buryatia, offering a variety of resort and recreational services. Four main groups were developed and combined for the consumer survey: treatment, food, accommodation and entertainment. Comprehensive and systemic analysis of the resorts' activities, the results of empirical research of consumers of health resort and recreational services allow improving the existing situation in customer service through monitoring and ongoing research of the environment and internal factors, consumers of health resort and recreational services, their needs and preferences. Differences in assessments of satisfaction and loyalty of vacationers of different health resorts can be used to make the necessary management decisions.
PACIFIC RIM: Economics, Politics, Law. 2025;27(1):21-29
21-29
Sustainable energy projects in China: positive and negative experiences and prospects
Abstract
This paper examines the causes of negative and positive experiences could be identified and systematised. China has become the largest consumer and producer of energy, nowadays China is making an energy transition rely on its abundant solar, wind and rare earth resources. Key drivers include strong government policies, substantial financial investments, and technological innovation. However, challenges such as overdependence on subsidies, insufficient infrastructure, environmental concerns have emerged during the rapid development of these projects. Through data analysis and case studies, this paper discusses the useful experiences and risks it may face in the future.
PACIFIC RIM: Economics, Politics, Law. 2025;27(1):30-43
30-43
Management of economic security at the meso level (on the example of healthcare in Primorsky Krai)
Abstract
Over the past 5 years, the market economy has undergone global changes. Market participants and enterprises in various industries are forced to regularly experience the influence of various factors, challenges and threats that affect the efficiency of activities and economic security, among other things. The factors that affect the efficiency of activities and the safety of economic entities include: persistent inflation, shortages in the labor market, rapid price growth and growth in demand outpacing production, as well as high mortality rate during the pandemic period.
The object of the study is economic security at the meso level, and the subject of the study is the management of economic security in healthcare.
The problems in the management of economic security in healthcare in Russia are of particular theoretical and practical interest, since this segment of the meso level is the driver of the development of the socio-economic potential of the national economy.
Practical significance: the methodological support will allow determining priority areas for increasing the level of economic security of healthcare activities for the purpose of its dynamic development. The research results will be significant for municipal authorities, managers, financial managers of medical organizations.
PACIFIC RIM: Economics, Politics, Law. 2025;27(1):44-54
44-54
Politics
Partnership or rivalry? China's Interaction with Russia on Regional security issues within the SCO
Abstract
This article explores the complex dynamics of Sino-Russian relations within the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), focusing on the balance between partnership and rivalry in the field of regional security. Drawing on a qualitative analysis of official documents, leadership statements, materials from academic publications, and secondary sources, this study sheds light on how China and Russia use the SCO as a platform to counter Western influence in Central Asia and promote a multipolar world order. The research also reveals the emergence of elements of competition, particularly related to China's growing economic influence in the region, which may come into conflict with Russia's traditional interests. However, the findings underscore Moscow and Beijing's ability to maintain pragmatic cooperation on security issues within the SCO, illustrating their skill in navigating between cooperation and competition. The article analyzes the SCO's institutional mechanisms that facilitate this cooperation, such as regular summits, joint military exercises, and counter-terrorism initiatives, and examines how the two powers manage their differences through bilateral channels. The study also explores the impact of external factors, such as the American presence in Central Asia and regional security challenges, on the Sino-Russian dynamics within the SCO, as well as the potential consequences of Russia's growing economic dependence on China for the balance of power within the organization. This article offers a nuanced perspective on how China and Russia balance their sometimes divergent interests while maintaining strategic cooperation within the SCO, thereby contributing to a better understanding of the complex geopolitical relationships in Eurasia.
PACIFIC RIM: Economics, Politics, Law. 2025;27(1):55-65
55-65
Indo-Рacific great power strategies: the PRC as a source of geopolitical anxiety
Abstract
A vision, a cartographic projection, a concept, even a strategy: over the rerecent decade, the Indo-Pacific has become part of the vocabulary of international relations. As an expression of a changing world, it has supplanted ‘Asia-Pacific’. By 2024, over a dozen of more or less elaborate Indo-Pacific strategies had been developed. More than a dozen countries have published their position on the Indo-Pacific. This number of ‘strategies’, ‘visions’ and ‘viewpoints’ supporting the use of the concept testifies not only to its importance, but also to the competitive relationship established between the powers, each of which wants to be part of the club. The proliferation of texts is also due to the need to position oneself and establish oneself in a field that continues to drive global growth. Behind the texts adopted, which are not entirely similar in scope and scale, there are common challenges.
The first of these, which can be considered the real cement of these Indo-Pacific strategies, is the unease or distrust of China, expressed with varying degrees of clarity depending on the specific country. This article offers an analysis of the Indo-Pacific strategies of the founding great powers of the Indo-Pacific concept through the lens of their anxiety in the face of China's offensive posture.
PACIFIC RIM: Economics, Politics, Law. 2025;27(1):66-79
66-79
Comparative analysis of the Ukrainian and Taiwanese cases
Abstract
The article is devoted to the analysis of the Ukrainian and Taiwanese cases as phenomena of contemporary international political reality amidst ongoing geopolitical transformations. The author examines the retrospective development of the Taiwanese and Ukrainian issues, the evolution of identities and political thought, as well as the role and impact of the foreign policy context. In the concluding part of the study, the author identifies specific aspects that allow for drawing parallels between these two cases. At the same time, the differences that define the uniqueness and specificity of the Taiwanese and Ukrainian issues in relation to each other are emphasized.
PACIFIC RIM: Economics, Politics, Law. 2025;27(1):80-91
80-91
Vaccine diplomacy of Russia and China as a marker of cooperation of statesin achieving sustainable development parameters
Abstract
The article is aimed at clarifying the phenomenon of vaccine diplomacy between Russia and China as an instrument of “soft power” policy and a form of public diplomacy in the context of achieving sustainable development goals. The relevance of the stated topic is due to the fact that vaccine diplomacy, having experienced an unprecedented rise during the coronavirus pandemic, still remains an insufficiently studied political phenomenon in the system of modern international relations. When writing the article, the author relied on the theoretical and methodological provisions of the concept of “soft power” by J. Naya and the doctrines of public diplomacy in world politics. A statistical method has also been used to analyze the production of anti-coronavirus vaccines and their distribution. Vaccine diplomacy between Russia and China is presented in the general context of the transformation of the modern model of international relations, prompting the leading states of our time to pay significant attention to the problems of sustainable development as a means of forming their. The article substantiates the need to deepen the cooperation between China and Russia in the area of vaccine diplomacy to counter the spread of pharmaceutical products by Western states.
PACIFIC RIM: Economics, Politics, Law. 2025;27(1):92-101
92-101
Law
Legal problems leading to violation of the rights and interests of children in the process of their adoption by foreign citizens
Abstract
The article provides a comprehensive analysis of the legal problems arising from the international adoption of Russian children by foreign citizens. On the basis of current statistical data and materials of judicial practice, the main factors leading to violation of the rights and interests of adopted children are investigated. Special attention is paid to three key problematic aspects: cases of child abuse in foreign families, corruption risks in the preparation of documents and the ineffectiveness of the control system for ensuring the rights of adopted children. The shortcomings of the existing regulatory fra-mework and the practice of its application are considered, including the problem of ‘independent’ adoption and violation of the principle of priority of Russian adoptive parents. A set of measures is proposed to improve legislation and law enforcement practice in the field of international adoption, aimed at strengthening the protection of the rights and interests of children.
PACIFIC RIM: Economics, Politics, Law. 2025;27(1):102-112
102-112
Obstruction of legitimate professional activity of journalists: legal nature and questions of criminal law characteristics
Abstract
Criminal law means should play a significant role in countering the increasing number of attacks on journalists. Criminal legislation prohibits the obstruction of the legitimate professional activities of journalists, but the effectiveness of criminal law provision may suffer both because of the controversial nature of the legal nature of the crime and because of a number of elements of the crime that are ambiguously interpreted in doctrine and law enforcement practice: the object, its types, the victim, and the impact as a sign of objective parties, the object of influence etc. The authors offer their interpretation of these and other signs of the act in question.
PACIFIC RIM: Economics, Politics, Law. 2025;27(1):113-124
113-124
The concept of a foreign or international organization, in respect of which a decision has been made to recognize its activities as undesirable on the territory of the Russian Federation, as well as the place of this organization in the structure of the objective side of the crime stipulated by Article 284.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation
Abstract
The article examines a new concept for Russian legislation: a foreign or international organization, in respect of which a decision has been made to recognize its activities as undesirable on the territory of the Russian Federation. This concept is found in several regulatory legal acts. Thus, Federal Law No. 272-FZ of 28.12.2012 “On measures of influence on persons involved in violations of fundamental human rights and freedoms, rights and freedoms of citizens of the Russian Federation” reveals the meaning of this term, and also establishes the conditions for recognizing the activities of such organizations as undesirable on the territory of Russia. In addition, the concept of a foreign or international organization, in respect of which a decision has been made to recognize its activities as undesirable on the territory of the Russian Federation, is contained in Article 284.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, which establishes criminal liability for the activities of such organizations. An analysis of the current legislation of the Russian Federation, as well as doctrinal provisions, allowed the author to determine the activities of which organizations can be recognized as undesirable on the territory of the Russian Federation in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation.
The issue of the place of a foreign or international organization, in respect of which a decision has been made to recognize its activities as undesirable on the territory of the Russian Federation in the structure of the objective side of the crime stipulated by Article 284.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, was also considered. The author concluded that these organizations are a means of committing a crime stipulated by Article 284.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation.
PACIFIC RIM: Economics, Politics, Law. 2025;27(1):125-137
125-137
The relationship between jus cogens and erga omnes norms
Abstract
The fundamental basis of modern international law are the norms of jus cogens and obligations erga omnes, which act not only as criteria and guidelines for the legality of all elements of the international legal system, but also allow this system to develop exclusively in a progressive direction. At the same time, there is no consensus in the international legal doctrine regarding the nature, sources and content of these concepts. Even more controversial is the problem of the relationship between the norms of jus cogens and obligations erga omnes, which is the subject of this article. The authors examine the concepts of these norms from the standpoint of their similarities and differences, as well as full and partial identity, and analyze the mechanisms of their interaction. As an additional aspect for identifying the relationship between the norms of jus cogens and obligations erga omnes, the authors turn to the norms regulating the cooperation of states in the fight against international crimes. In their study, the authors rely on extensive international legal doctrine, state practice, universal international treaties, documents of the International Law Commission and decisions of the International Court of Justice.
PACIFIC RIM: Economics, Politics, Law. 2025;27(1):138-158
138-158
On the list of crimes referred to as ‘customs’ crimes
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to determine which list of crimes should be classified as a customs crimes. During researching various views on this issue, it was found out that scientists take into account different criteria when determining the list of criminal acts: violation of customs legislation, the possibility of detecting crimes by customs officials, criminal procedural competence and the object of criminal encroachment. Their analysis has discovered that the latter of the above criteria is the most accurate. Besides, the author of the article noted an additional feature of the identification of a group of customs crimes, which consists in the independence of the direction of encroachment on the sphere of customs relations on the method, place, and environment of the commission of the crime, which is especially relevant for crimes responsibility for the commission of which is provided for in Articles 189, 193, 1931 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. Based on the above, the author concludes that the category of customs crimes includes the crimes, the responsibility for which is stipulated by articles 190, 194, 2001, 2261, 2291 of the Criminal Law.
PACIFIC RIM: Economics, Politics, Law. 2025;27(1):159-167
159-167