Tag Archives: Julian Dierkes

Democratic Party Candidates

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Julian Dierkes

Candidates for the 2012 Mongolian election nominated by the Democratic Party. Continue reading →

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Parties Decide on Candidates

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Julian Dierkes

Changes in electoral law for Mongolia lead to shuffling among candidates for “safe” party nominations. Continue reading →

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New Investment Law Passed, Introduces Government Review of Foreign Investment

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Julian Dierkes

New investment law in Mongolia requires government review of significant foreign investments. Continue reading →

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BBC Program on Mongolia at the Olympics

Posted on May 12, 2012 by Julian Dierkes

BBC program on Mongolia building up to the London Olympic games. Continue reading →

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Election Set for June 28 2012

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Julian Dierkes

Elections for Mongolia’s Ikh Khural are set for June 28, 2012. Continue reading →

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Regulating Foreign Investment Directly?

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Julian Dierkes

Will we see resource populism in the upcoming parliamentary election? Yes! How much? That remains to be seen and will likely determine the likelihood of the adoption of nationalist policies in the resource sector. Continue reading →

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Evaluating and Classifying Developments in Mongolia

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Julian Dierkes

Jonathan Manthorpe has taken a more negative view of political developments in Mongolia than most observers, at least in his rhetoric. Continue reading →

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Politics Heating up Ahead of Election?

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Julian Dierkes

Ahead of June’s parliamentary election, debates around corruption and mining are breaking out into the open among Mongolian politicians. Continue reading →

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Hashtags for Vibrant Mongolian Twitterverse

Posted on April 14, 2012 by Julian Dierkes

I am proposing to use #mngpoli as hashtag marking tweets about Mongolian politics. Continue reading →

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MoU: Ministry of Education and UBC

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Julian Dierkes

On March 26, UBC’s Norman B Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering and Institute of Asian Research signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Mongolian Ministry of Education Continue reading →

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Mongolia Lecture Series: Christa Hasenkopf “Clearing the air: The story of the pollution crisis in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia”

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Julian Dierkes

Dr. Christa Hasenkopf presents her research on air pollution in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia in UBC’s Mongolia Lecture Series. Continue reading →

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Canadian Bilateral Aid for Mongolia?

Posted on January 29, 2012 by Julian Dierkes

Would bilateral Canadian development aid instrumentally benefit Canadian mining interests? Continue reading →

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UBC Lecture: Simon Wickham-Smith “Spiritual Ecology in Contemporary Mongolian Literature”

Posted on January 25, 2012 by Julian Dierkes

On January 26, 2012 Simon Wickham-Smith will be presenting a lecture on “Spiritual Ecology in Contemporary Mongolian Literature” at the University of British Columbia in UBC’s Buddhism and Contemporary Society Program. Continue reading →

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Economist: “Booming Mongolia – Mine, all Mine”

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Julian Dierkes

By Julian Dierkes An article in the January 21 2012 edition of The Economist vividly describes Ulaanbaatar and Oyu Tolgoi in the winter of 2012. The story that some have been telling for some years, “Mongolia is the next Eldorado” … Continue reading →

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10th International Congress of Mongolists

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Julian Dierkes

Report from the 10th International Congress of Mongolists, August 2011. Continue reading →

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