The materials of the international scientific conference "Baltic region - region of cooperation-2018: problems and prospects of cross-border cooperation along the Western border of Russia" (28-30 August 2018 . , Kaliningrad, Baltic Federal University . and . Kanta). Articles are devoted to issues of cross-border cooperation of Russia and its regions with neighboring countries and their border regions. Theoretical aspects of the development of cross-border relations and practical results of cooperation in the economic, social and environmental spheres are considered . Published materials are of interest to specialists in the field of international relations , Regional Development , Cross-border and cross-border cooperation , Spatial Planning , For a wide range of readers , interested in modern trends in the development of relations between Russia and neighboring European countries.