Tbilisi's Economic Aspirations Spark Security Concerns
Georgia's plans to construct a civilian airport on a military site near Tbilisi raises concerns about potential national security risks.
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Georgia's plans to construct a civilian airport on a military site near Tbilisi raises concerns about potential national security risks.
On June 5, Georgia announced plans to build a second civilian airport near Tbilisi. During a recent government meeting, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili reiterated this decision and justified it with the government’s intentions to turn the country into an international air transport hub (Facebook.com/GaribashviliOfficial, June 5). In 2005, management of Tbilisi International Airport, on the initiative of former President Mikheil …
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