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Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Geopolitical Monitor: "GUAM 2.0: Can Free Trade Revive the Forgotten Regional Bloc?"

"GUAM 2.0: Can Free Trade Revive the Forgotten Regional Bloc?"

Wilder Alejandro Sanchez

Situational Report

Geopolitical Monitor

28 September 2022

Originally published: https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/guam-2-0-can-free-trade-revive-the-forgotten-regional-bloc/

There were many, many, many speeches, announcements, meetings, side meetings, and agreements during the recent UN General Assembly (UNGA). In this cacophony of information, which addresses just about every issue happening across the globe, it is easy for one announcement to get lost. That is precisely the case of a protocol signed in New York by the foreign affairs ministers of Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, and Moldova (GUAM) to create a free trade zone. With the new deal, GUAM, a long-dormant regional grouping, may get a second life.

Thursday, January 20, 2022

Geopolitical Monitor: US-Georgia Economic Relations: Time for an FTA?

"US-Georgia Economic Relations: Time for an FTA?"

Wilder Alejandro Sanchez

The Buzz

Geopolitical Monitor

20 January, 2022

Originally published: https://www.geopoliticalmonitor.com/us-georgia-economic-relations-time-for-an-fta/

A late 2021 letter by several members of the United States Congress requests the U.S. Trade Representative, Ambassador Katherine Tie, to increase commerce and investment with Georgia. While more significant trade will not alter the complicated dynamics of the Caucasus, at a bilateral level, strengthening this sector is essential for Washington-Tbilisi relations and will have obvious positive repercussions on the Georgian economy. Signing a Free Trade Agreement between the two countries is a necessary first step for this process to occur.