The article is dedicated to institutional and human resource issues and stages of becoming the Diplomatic Service of the USA, including current issues rotation model the US diplomats and improve their professional skills. The need for radical changes in the system of the foreign policy institutions and the advisability of reforming the diplomatic service of the United States were a conscious of the American political and academic elite in the mid-1990s. The events of September 11, 2001 served as a catalyst for renewal model preparation and training of diplomats and personnel management model in the US foreign policy and actualized disturbed in a study the subject. Diplomatic Service of the United States of Americatraditionally a relatively small in numbers, but also the most competent, qualified and effective part of the foreign policy mechanism for the United States. It is the experience of the United States in many ways is a valuable and useful for the post-Soviet states in the context of the use of the United States experience, having established traditions and promptly and adequately respond to new threats and challenges of the globalized world of the XXI century in the context of the reform of the diplomatic service, which began in Ukraine. The article covers the urgent issues of the renovation model of diplomats' training in Ukraine on the basis of the analysis of experience of diplomatic service staffing of the USA. The USA experience is particularly important and useful to Ukraine in the context of government service reforms which have begun in Ukraine as well as in other post-soviet states in the frame of integration process and globalization.

In the article management problems are examined part of concept – political and economic management – in the authoritarian modes. An author analyses authoritarian strategies of economic and political management within the framework of the right and left modes. The sources of authoritarian model of economic management are shown. The legislation is supposed to provide privileges to foreign investors: firstly, additional privileges granted at the initial stage of the investment process for any region of the country and type of economic activity, including the return of deductible VAT and / or accelerated depreciation of fixed assets and infrastructure; zero import tariff for import of means of production into the country, which is an integral part of the investment project. Favorable conditions for investing in the development of priority sectors such as mining, automotive, software, biotechnology, forestry, tourism production. Favorable conditions for investing in the provincial economy, including dismissal from local offices, state support for projects, promotion and financing of provincial property, and the provision of public services for preferential prices. The development and implementation of investment policy in Argentina is carried out by the Ministry of Planning, Public Investment and Services, established, when N. Kirchner became President of the country. Researchers managers consider that the political elite does not fully use the new benefits that Brazilian economy through its participation in regional integration. A Brazilian researcher states that Brazil should act as an initiator of deepening integration, coordinating the activities of Brazilian corporations in various sectors of the national economy. In particular, the state itself can, as researchers believe, initiate the restructuring of infrastructure, which in the long run can lead to economic growth. On the other hand, the state should stimulate the development of the Brazilian industry by taking advantage of the integration benefits. Researchers find that "middle and upper class are trying to survive through the mechanisms they are used to, and the poor and the police are still killed as cockroaches under the current of insecticide". Аccording to Brazilian neoliberal in the fact that opinion leaders, the de facto leader of criminal clans, can conquer the state apparatus. State taking economically and solutions are corruption because the same state participation in the economy leads.

The article examines the problems of the components of the concept of threats to religious security, for example, which are transformed into concepts. The concept of "justice" is being transformed through the extreme polarization of Latin American society and elit. The necessity of ensuring security for traditional religions is substantiated, the unity, interdependence of spiritual, religious, national security is determined, the tasks, the solution of which requires to achieve the level of security, are characterized. The article determines that since religion influences politics, law, the level of relevance of religious security increases. Under modern conditions of transitional regimes, the religious system is becoming an important factor in political stability. This is especially true of the traditional religious system, which has a history of development, a deep system in popular culture. The religious factor also plays an important role in the geopolitical confrontation. The situation requires the mobilization of resources for the religious security of society. Among the tasks is the problem of training ideological personnel, for example, political scientists, philosophers, who have the ability to resist ideological influence. The problem of the formation of an effective religious ideology, which takes into account the geopolitical rivalry of states, the strengthening of the dynamics of spiritual competition, spiritual expansion, is urgent; protection of the sphere of consciousness of a believer from negative influence from destructive structures, psychological safety of believers, research of a set of ideas, a set of teachings, attitudes, uniting representatives of traditional religions to counter extremist, radicalist religious threats, and promote their own regional ideas. Since the level of interconnection between the state and society is increasing in the region, there is a need for a set of measures to ensure religious security. The governments of the countries will focus on the implementation of reforms that will guarantee a stable political regime.

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У статті розглядаються траєкторії політичної трансформації в країнах Підвенно-Східної Азії.Проаналізовано специфіку демократичного транзиту в умовах третьої хвилі демократизації. Зазначено, що лінія розлому в регіоні пролягає між країнами з перехідною економікою та країнами, які встановили електоральну демократію (а не між простою демократією та консолідованою демократією).Досліджено становлення демократій у Таїланді, в Індонезії, Сінгапурі, Малайзії, Камбоджі, на Філіппінах. Окрема увага надається феномену демократичного відкату та загрозам демократизації. Розглянуто перспективи здійснення у країнах Південно-Східної Азії незворотних демократичних реформ. Було підкреслено, що головне завдання для еліт у регіоні, – продемонструвати здатність режимів одночасно забезпечувати ефективний рівень управління і здійснювати реформи, спрямовані на інклюзивну участь і політичну підзвітність.