Giorgi Meladze

Tourist boom in Georgia and Azerbaijan helps mitigate low oil prices

Georgia and Azerbaijan, two South Caucasus countries that offer breath-taking natural beauty, architectural treasures and rich histories, are going all-out to develop their tourism industries, writes Giorgi Meladze.

EU’s voluntary-lobbyist-registration policy belies its calls for transparency

Developed countries often lecture states in the developing world about transparency. So it seems the height of hypocrisy that the European Union is not requiring lobbyists to register, writes Giorgi Meladze.

It’s time for the eurozone to look beyond its borders

As the eurozone struggles to restore its ailing economies, perhaps it is time for participant-states to look beyond their own backyards, writes Giorgi Meladze.