Directions of scientific researches:

• problems of the obtaining of independence and regional leadership by the state and geopolitical influence on the example of China, the Republic of India and Federative republic of Germany;
• peculiarities of the realization of security interests in the international policy of the state on the example of Arabian republic of Egypt;
• character of the influence of migration problems on the formation and realization of foreign policy of Ukraine; part of personnel factor in elaboration of foreign policy of the state on example of Latin America;reasons of actual regional conflicts and optimum models of their solution on example of the participants of CIS.

Research work

During 2009-2010 were presented and supported 3 candidate and one doctorate dissertations, were published 2 monographs, 3 manuals, 3 educational accessories and 38 articles.

Olena  L. Khilko Candidate of political sciences, junior scientist. Sphere of scientific interests: National security of Ukraine, European security, international security

Conferences which have been organized by the department

• International student conference-discussion „Аctual problems of political development of postSoviet space countries” ( April 12, 2005 );
• Student conference-discussion „Modern international and home policy position of Middle East countries” (April 25, 2005);
• Student conference-discussion „South-Eastern Asia: after crisis status of development” (May 13, 2005);
• Student conference-discussion „Eastern Asia as alternative to the USA region of growth of influence in the world”( May 16, 2005);
• Role-game „Six-sided negotiations from the Northern Korean nuclear program – 2005” ( May 20, 2005);
• Circular table „Features of international and home policy position of Afghanistan and Iran” (Septembers 22, 2005);
• Circular table „Кurdish problem: modern state and prospects of solution” (October 14, 2005);
• Role game - global modelling „Crisis in Eastern Asia” (October 28-29, 2005);
• International circular table „Ukraine and Poland in the modern international relations: strategic prospect” (March 20, 2006);
• international circular table „45 years to African Union” (May 20, 2008).

Postgraduate students of the department

• Cheslava I. Katcurets    Subject of the dissertation: “Migratory problem in the foreign policy of Ukraine” scientific adviser: Professor Mykola S. Doroshko
• Pavlo M. Ignatiev (doctoral candidate)    Subject of the dissertation: Obtaining of regional leadership in the foreign policy of Republic of  India    scientific adviser: professor Volodymyr I. Holovchenko
• Ryta R. Chubarova    Subject of the dissertation: Problems of national security in the foreign policy of Turkish Republic    scientific adviser: professor Volodymyr I. Holovchenko
• Pavlo V. Bovsunivskyy (applicant)    Subject of the dissertation: Security policy of Arab Republic of Egypt    scientific adviser: professor Volodymyr I. Holovchenko
• Marta I. Grymska (applicant)    Subject of the dissertation: Evolution of the foreign policy of PRC in the condition of “four modernization” strategy    scientific adviser: professor Volodymyr I. Holovchenko
• Archil Ardzhapanidze    Subject of the dissertation: Strategic partnership in the Ukrainian-Georgian relations    scientific adviser: professor Volodymyr P. Kryzhanivskyy