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Jamestown (20 September 2021)

By Aslan Doukaev

With the emergence of China and other manufacturing powerhouses in Asia that constantly seek access to new markets, the Caucasus has become attractive as a transit route for the movement of goods between the two parts of the Eurasian continent. Georgia (and by extension Armenia) have a historic chance to capitalize on this economic reality.

In early September, the government of the Republic of Georgia embarked on a major infrastructure project to upgrade the motorway that connects the country with the Russian Federation. “The project envisages the construction of a two-lane asphalt-concrete road, five bridges, five tunnels and the rehabilitation of one bridge,” the minister of regional development and infrastructure, Irakli Karseladze, said in a Facebook post (Facebook.com, September 10). The centerpiece of the project, a nine-kilometer-long tunnel that will cut through the Jvari mountain pass, is set to become the longest in the country, according to the minister. [...]

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