Us I. The strategy of ensuring the economic interests of Ukraine in the context of the transformation of the WTO

The thesis is devoted to theoretical and practical aspects of transformation of the WTO global trading system in its relation to the national economic interests of the countries. The paper deals with the development of practical mechanisms for ensuring the economic interests of Ukraine in the context of WTO transformation. The thesis systematizes theoretical approaches and methodological foundations of securing national economic interests in the conditions of liberalization of world trade. The influence of the general logic in the modern development of the GATT/WTO system has been determined, outlining the tendencies that underlie the expansion of its fields of activity on the economic security of states. The risks to the without the resultant finish of The WTO Doha Round for the economic security of the member countries of this organization have been evaluated. The political and economic platforms of the main groups of opponents of the current model of globalization (both anti-globalization and anti-globalization) and the WTO have been systematized, as the key mechanism of global regulation, and their influence on the formation of the environment that prompts the reform of the WTO system has been identified. The national economic interests of WTO member countries in occupying their place in the system of leading world economic institutions have been determined. The main challenges to the economic security of the WTO member countries, which led to the institutional development crisis of this organization and necessitated its transformation have been systematized. The impact of the main proposals for the WTO transformation on the economic security of its Member States is determined. Changes in the parameters of Ukraine's foreign trade security after accession to the WTO were evaluated and compared with the estimates that preceded the accession to this organization. Approaches to assess the consequences of Ukraine's accession to the WTO, including on the basis of calculating the integral effect of accession, which summarizes previously obtained partial effects of other authors, as well as calculations based on the index of Herfindahl-Hirschman to analyze the dynamics of concentration of commodity exports of Ukraine terms of WTO membership have been developed. The main national economic interests of Ukraine that can be realized in the context of WTO participation have been identified. The proposals for the strategy of securing the economic interests of Ukraine under the conditions of transformation processes underway in the WTO have been elaborated, as well as the measures necessary for strategically profitable positioning of the country in the world trading system, first of all in terms of modernization and enhancement of international competitiveness of export production, optimization of existing systems of law organizational, economic, scientific, technical, infrastructural and other systems of support of export-import activity of Ukraine.