Major General Shalva Lomidze

What Georgia’s Special Services Will Lose After Distancing from the West

13 May 2025
Recently, alongside growing threats in Georgia, the role of the security sector is also increasing. It is becoming important to know what kind of security system we want—Soviet or Western? Against the backdrop of ongoing active political processes, a number of circ...
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Reform of Georgia’s Intelligence and Security System

27 Mar 2025
Incorporation of Georgian Intelligence Service into the State Security Service appears to be on the agenda. Naturally, every country has national security system in correspondence with its national interests and geopolitical reality. As for Georgia, considering the chal...
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Role of the Intelligence Service in International Relations

18 Mar 2025
Shalva Lomidze Major General (Retired) Former Head of the Georgian Intelligence Service Advisor of Geocase   Engagement in dynamic and effective international relations largely defines internal and external political strategies of the countries. For Georg...
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Success and Failure: Anatomy of Operations by the Special Services

7 Mar 2025
Shalva Lomidze Major General (Retired) Former Head of the Georgian Intelligence Service Advisor of Geocase     It is obvious reality and natural process that only those who take actions, make mistakes. However, professionalism is revealed in the abilit...
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Principles and Fundamentals of the Georgian Intelligence System

26 Feb 2025
An article by the Director of IntelSec Consulting Group – ISCG, intelligence and security expert at Geocase, former Chief of Georgian Intelligence Service (GIS), Major General Shalva Lomidze, concerning the principles of intelligence services, reviews the challenges the...
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