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Yearly Archives: 2013
My Sources on Developments in Mongolia
I am sometimes asked how I keep up with developments in Mongolia from afar. I take that question as a compliment on the quality of the analysis we provide. Social Media Twitter has become an invaluable tool for keeping up … Continue reading
Export peacekeeping training to Central and East Asia
This op-ed is first appeared in The Embassy, Canada’s foreign policy newsweekly (12/19/2013) Canada, a co-creator of United Nations peacekeeping, has a substantial comparative advantage in transferring peacekeeping knowledge to Central and East Asian countries, including former communist states, as it … Continue reading
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Visas, Medicine, Education: Feeling Chinese Soft Power in Mongolia
China has been gradually increasing its soft power in neighbouring Mongolia, from offers of visa-free travel to access to its medical facilities, and most recently, growing educational opportunities in China for Mongolians. These policies have gone far in diminishing deep-seated … Continue reading
Posted in Asia Pacific Memo, China, International Relations, Publications
Tagged MENDEE Jargalsaikhan
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Subscribing to Mongolia Focus Updates
We’ve posted over 250 updates to this blog in the past 2 1/2 years. Any volunteers out there to edit a compilation? 😉 You’ve asked frequently about notifications for new posts recently. All along, I’ve tweeted about new posts @jdierkes and … Continue reading
Foreign Policy Roundup #12: November 25-December 8, 2013
Highlights for the last two weeks include the 17th meeting of the Russia-Mongolian Joint Governmental Commission, meetings with the Japanese Ministry of Defense, and new relations with Rwanda and Micronesia. … Neighbors The Russia-Mongolia Joint Governmental Commission met … Continue reading
Results from the Corruption Perception Index 2013
On Dec 3, Transparency International released its annual Corruption Perception Index. Previous Posts Last year, I wrote two blog posts that specifically focused on the CPI score for Mongolia: https://mongoliafocus.com/2012/corruption-transparency-international/ https://mongoliafocus.com/2012/more-on-corruption-in-mongolia-according-to-transparency-international-further-comparisons/ Last weekend, I wrote a post that looked ahead … Continue reading
Posted in Corruption, Governance, Media and Press, Policy, Social Issues
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Corruption in 2013
The imminent release of Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index (Dec 3) is as good an occasion to think/write about corruption in Mongolia as any. Of course, it is especially important in the context of the CPI to emphasize that this … Continue reading
Posted in Corruption, Governance, Media and Press, Politics, Public Service, Social Issues
Tagged Julian Dierkes
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Mongolia – Myanmar Comparison
We are currently enjoying a visit by Dr. Aung Tun Thet to our Institute of Asian Research. Dr. Thet has worked in the UN system for a long time and is now centrally involved in policy-making in Myanmar as the … Continue reading
Foreign Policy Roundup #11: November 11-24, 2013
Highlights in this edition of the Foreign Policy Roundup: President Elbegdorj’s trip to Southeast Asia, new ambassadorial appointments, and meetings with the Queen of England. … Neighbors Mongolia’s Deputy Minister of Parliament and Director of the Mongolian-Russian Parliamentary … Continue reading
Guest Post: Mongolia in the OSCE – One Year On
Paul Bryce Further Expansion of the OSCE In the years immediately following the collapse of the Soviet Union and the dissolution of Yugoslavia, the membership of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) appeared to have expanded as … Continue reading