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- Some observations of the war – Buriyat soldiers April 4, 2022
- Mongolia and Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine – Part 2 March 29, 2022
- Guest Post: Decoding an Asian Diaspora March 21, 2022
- Mongolia and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine March 14, 2022
- Guest Post: Stepping Up Climate Action Represents a Clear Win for the Environment, People and the Economy March 1, 2022
- Considerations on Planning Travel from the US to Mongolia in February 2022 February 17, 2022
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Category Archives: Mongolia and …
Some observations of the war – Buriyat soldiers
By Bulgan Batdorj The war caused displacements of millions and thousands of casualties. The United Nations voted to condemn Russia and called for withdrawal. Mongolia abstained in the vote (please more on Mongolia’s government response in this Bolor’s article). The Mongolians … Continue reading
Mongolia and Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine – Part 2
By Marissa J. Smith It is now a month since the start of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. This post follows up from a previous one and relates events that have occurred in the last two weeks. While the … Continue reading
Guest Post: Decoding an Asian Diaspora
By Anoushka Chandarana, Anthony Coompson, Jemimah Ogundele, and Narayanan (Hari) GL Currently, there are around 34,000 Mongolian-origin people living in Canada and the U.S., around half of whom have lived there for over five years. Issues faced by this small, … Continue reading
Mongolia and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
By Marissa J. Smith It is now over two weeks since the start of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. This post is a summary of events concerning events relating Mongolia and the invasion so far. It includes coverage of: … Continue reading
Posted in Mongolia and ..., Politics, Protest, Public Opinion, Russia, UN
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Untold Blogpost 20: From ‘Defectology’ to Special Needs
By Iderbold Batbayar Have you ever thought deeply about how you think about disability and what your version of its definition would be? Dr. Odgerel’s story has a lot to tell. After committing 34 years of her life to the … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Japan, People with Disabilities, Podcast, Uncategorized
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Media Notes for Future Revolution
By Julian Dierkes Two important notes up front: I cast sideways glances at Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan more than other countries, for historical/cultural similarities, resource-based development trajectories and landlocked-next-to-Russia-and-China status shared with Mongolia. I have no particular expertise on Kazakhstan. I … Continue reading
Posted in Central Asia, Democracy, Kazakhstan, Media and Press, Reflection, Social Media, Social Movements
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Fragmented Power
By Julian Dierkes A recent article in The Economist compares political contestation around the Kumtor mine in Kyrgyzstan and Oyu Tolgoi in Mongolia. There a number of aspects to that comparison that make it very interesting: Democratization: Kyrgyzstan has – … Continue reading
Khurelksukh’s (First Presidential) Visit to the UN General Assembly
By Julian Dierkes U Khurelsukh attended the annual UN General Assembly in New York for the first time since his election as president. The President of Mongolia Ukhnaa Khurelsukh delivered a statement at the General Debate of the 76th session … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Health, Japan, Mongolia and ..., Peacekeeping, Policy, UN
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SCO Risks: Example Refugees
By Julian Dierkes An SCO summit is looming: Sept 16-17 in Dushanbe. With it comes that seemingly perennial question about Mongolia’s role in the organization. Chinese Pressure? It is fair to assume, I think, that the Chinese regime will continue … Continue reading
Posted in Central Asia, Ethnic Groups, Human Rights, International Relations, Kazakhs, Mongolians in China
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Silence on Afghanistan
By Julian Dierkes In August 2021, the Afghan government collapsed rather suddenly and for most observers, unexpectedly. Much ink has been spilled about what happened and what is to come for Afghanistan. Yet, as far as I can tell, the … Continue reading
Guest Post: Russia and Mongolia on the Eve of the Eastern Economic Forum 2021
By Alexey Mikhalev Despite the fact that the world is still fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, every day it is becoming more relevant to hold major forums focusing on economic recovery. From 2 to 4 September 2021, another Eastern Economic Forum … Continue reading
Untold Blogpost Episode 9: Хөгжлийн бэрхшээлтэй иргэд хотод нуугдаж амьдардаг
Мөнхбатын Сайнбуян Энэ удаагийн зочин болох Анне Тулкин маань АНУ-аас холбогдлоо. Тэрээр АНУ-ын хөгжлийн бэрхшээлтэй оюутнуудад зориулсан Нээлттэй Коллеж (Accessible College)-ийг үүсгэн байгуулсан ба одоо захирлаар нь ажиллаж байна. Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Mongolia · #9 Persons with disabilities in the city can … Continue reading
Presidential election candidates platform
By Bulgan B The presidential election campaigning has ended officially on June 8 2021. The campaign lasted for ten days, and tomorrow, June 9th, we are likely to have a result or a likely decision on whether a second vote … Continue reading
Untold Blogpost Episode 6: Do Not Stop at ‘CANNOT’, Focus on the ‘HOW’
By Mendee Jargalsaikhan Before the pandemic, Ms. Kimiko used to travel to the ger district in a crowded bus to teach her students – who were all not in one place like kindergarten or school, but they waited for a … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Health, Human Rights, Japan, Mendee Jargalsaikhan, People with Disabilities, Podcast
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Democratic Convulsions
By Julian Dierkes Two ongoing convulsions of democracy are having me reflect on Mongolia, elections, and political system challenges: the U.S. and Kyrgyzstan. Kyrgyzstan According to Katie Putz, one of the choices that is coming out of the revolutionary upheavals … Continue reading