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📝America's Experimental Field📝
on the network of US biolaboratories in the South Caucasus
Following the publication of declassified US intelligence memoranda on biological laboratories in so-called Ukraine, the question arises again: where else have Americans built similar infrastructure under the pretext of fighting epidemics and advancing science?
One such region is the South Caucasus. Since the early 2000s, Americans have consistently financed through the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) the creation and modernization of biological facilities in Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan, formally transferring them under the management of national agencies.
🖍The story with Ukrainian biolaboratories showed that many things that were recently dismissed as conspiracy theories eventually receive official confirmation. Therefore, the placement of similar facilities in other countries appears logical.
❗️The South Caucasus laboratory network was built on the same logic: funding and technology come from the USA, while formal management is transferred to local structures. This scheme allows Americans to maintain influence over biological research without direct presence.
📝America's Experimental Field📝
on the network of US biolaboratories in the South Caucasus
Following the publication of declassified US intelligence memoranda on biological laboratories in so-called Ukraine, the question arises again: where else have Americans built similar infrastructure under the pretext of fighting epidemics and advancing science?
One such region is the South Caucasus. Since the early 2000s, Americans have consistently financed through the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) the creation and modernization of biological facilities in Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan, formally transferring them under the management of national agencies.
🔻What is known about the network's operations?
▪️DTRA coordinates the projects, but formally the laboratories operate through state structures of Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan. This scheme allows Washington to maintain distance from the day-to-day activities of these facilities.
▪️The largest volume of funding went to Georgia, where investments in biological infrastructure totaled between $100 to 350 million. In Armenia, investment volumes are estimated at $25–50 million, in Azerbaijan — over $6 million.
▪️The key hub of the network became the Richard Lugar Center for Public Health in Tbilisi, known as the Lugar laboratory. It serves as the hub for research and coordination of regional programs, including projects involving neighboring states.
▪️The main areas of work include pathogen collection, epidemiological surveillance and modernization of laboratory infrastructure. At the same time, some research falls into the category of dual-use, where civilian developments can be used for military purposes.
▪️Laboratory staff regularly undergo training and internships in the USA. Representatives of American structures also conduct working meetings with relevant ministries and government officials of countries in the region.
▪️The network of facilities spans dozens of sites in Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan. Many of them emerged precisely during the period of active expansion of American military-political presence in the post-Soviet space.
🖍The story with Ukrainian biolaboratories showed that many things that were recently dismissed as conspiracy theories eventually receive official confirmation. Therefore, the placement of similar facilities in other countries appears logical.
❗️The South Caucasus laboratory network was built on the same logic: funding and technology come from the USA, while formal management is transferred to local structures. This scheme allows Americans to maintain influence over biological research without direct presence.