12/17/2023 0 Comments Georgia sea port map![]() According to an interview with a representative of the Maritime Transport Agency of Georgia, the country’s seaports can handle almost 30 million tons of hydrocarbons annually. Georgia’s position on the eastern Black Sea coastline means a significant proportion of trade from the Middle East and Asia, including hydrocarbons, destined for European markets pass through its harbors. Georgia and its seaports hold significant geostrategic importance to the U.S. Strategic relevance for the United States From an international perspective, enhancing maritime security in Georgia aligns with the strategic interests of the United States and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as this South Caucasus state forms an important transit corridor for commerce destined for Western markets. This combined approach would allow Georgian authorities to generate long-term solutions to broader maritime security challenges. Complementing existing initiatives that address deficiencies in the technical aspects of seaport security with threat factors analysis creates a more holistic approach to maritime security. Georgian authorities can improve the safety of these seaports by considering the underlying motivators, known as threat factors, that drive local and transnational involvement in illicit seaborne trade, including high income inequality, poverty, and population displacement. Georgia’s two major seaports, Poti and Batumi, provide crucial contributions to the country’s economy and maritime security. ![]() The role of seaports as critical nodes, however, has also drawn the attention of malign state and non-state actors looking to further their own agendas. Georgia’s major seaports form a vital link in the transit of commerce via the Black Sea. ![]() The following article is based on research conducted under the State Department’s Title VIII Fellowship, for the Frontier Europe Initiative at MEI. ![]()
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