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- 2026 Budget Proposal: With Failing Infrastructure, Can Mongolia Pivot From Coal to Copper?
- On Egg Cartons In Mongolia
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- Guest Post: Back in Mongolia: Buzz, Ambition, and a Bold Vision at MEF 2025
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Yearly Archives: 2025
Khurelsukh and Pax Mongolica at the UN
By Julian Dierkes Pres. Khurelsukh’s speeches at the UN General Assembly have caught my eyes in recent years, in part because the UN has been the site of an at least symbolic battle between Russian President V Putin and the … Continue reading
2026 Budget Proposal: With Failing Infrastructure, Can Mongolia Pivot From Coal to Copper?
By Marissa J. Smith With the end of summer and the opening of the State Khural on September 15, the past few weeks have seen statements about economic policy coalescing into patterns. These culminated this past week in still-new Prime … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Education, Erdenet, Infrastructure, Mining, Policy, Ulaanbaatar
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On Egg Cartons In Mongolia
By Marissa J. Smith Like fences, chickens (and their eggs) are seemingly “unnomadic” products. Also like fences, eggs are hardly unavailable in Mongolia, at least in urbanized areas and provincial centers. A food shop, Egg Mart, with airag ger and … Continue reading
Origins of Wooden Fences
By Julian Dierkes Sometimes first-time visitors to Mongolia ask questions that I have also been asking myself, so leave me stumped and wondering. One of these questions is the origin of the khashaa (Хашаа), or fence that demarcates a family’s property … Continue reading
Posted in Countryside, Curios, Dissertation Ideas, Settlements, Ulaanbaatar
Tagged Julian Dierkes
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Guest Post: Back in Mongolia: Buzz, Ambition, and a Bold Vision at MEF 2025
By Zolzaya Jargalsaikhan After two years abroad, my family and I have safely returned to Mongolia — just in time for the Mongolia Economic Forum (MEF) 2025. The energy was palpable — not only from reconnecting with family and friends, … Continue reading
Guest Post: Visit to Mongolia by Japanese Emperor and Empress and Public Response in Japan
By Kunio Minato The first imperial visit to Mongolia by Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako was undoubtedly a landmark event in Japan–Mongolia relations. The Japanese media covered the imperial couple’s words and deeds every day in newspapers, on TV and … Continue reading
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Guest Post: “Mongolian tie demokratiaan” Photo Exhibition in Helsinki
By Mend-Amar Baigalmaa The photo and poster exhibition “Mongolian Tie to Democracy” by Finnish journalist and photographer Irja Halász opened on May 31, 2025, at the Sofia Cultural Centre Gallery in Helsinki, Finland. Sieh dir diesen Beitrag auf Instagram … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Democracy, History, Mend-Amar Baigalmaa
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Acting Powerful
By Julian Dierkes I recently engaged in some political dreaming with very good Mongolian friends. The prompt was, “If you were Grand Khaan/Prime Minister, what would be some changes you would make right away?”. We quickly abanonded the Grand Khaan … Continue reading
Zandanshatar Cabinet
By Julian Dierkes and Marissa J. Smith As we have done for cabinets since 2016 (Erdenebat 2016 | Khurelsukh 2017 | Khurelsukh 2020 | Oyun-Erdene 2021 | Oyun-Erdene 2022 | Oyun-Erdene 2023 | Oyun-Erdene 2024), we’re listing cabinet members below … Continue reading
Posted in Government, Mongolian People's Party, Politics
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PM Zandanshatar
By Julian Dierkes So, Mongolia has a new prime minister. Parliament elected G Zandanshatar in the early hours of June 13. Initial reporting indicated that only 108 members were present, but it seems to have turned out that 108 members … Continue reading
The Mongolian People’s Party: A Glossary
By Marissa J. Smith As demonstrated by the still-unfolding process of presenting a new Prime Minister for confirmation by the Ikh Khural, it has become difficult to follow Mongolian politics without an understanding of the internal structure and processes of … Continue reading
Mongolia’s Next PM: Media Mentions of Possible PM Nominees
By Marissa J. Smith and Julian Dierkes With L Oyun-Erdene’s resignation as prime minister, obviously, there is a lot of speculation and media mentions of possible PM nominees whom the MPP might nominate to succeed him. Before we look at … Continue reading
Posted in Mongolian People's Party, Party Politics, Politics
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End of the Oyun-Erdene Era?
By Julian Dierkes Of course, the one time, my frustration at endless speculation about political machinations and alliances actually gets to me, something happens, namely Prime Minister L Oyun-Erdene’s era appears to be ending. In the early morning of June … Continue reading
Posted in Democratic Party, Ikh Khural 2024, KhUN, Mongolian People's Party, Party Politics, Politics
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Government Confusion
By Julian Dierkes A bit of confusion in Mongolia at the moment regarding the state of the coalition government and the fate of L Oyun-Erdene as prime minister. Last week, it was reported that a) the DP had been removed … Continue reading
Posted in Democratic Party, Government, Media and Press, Mongolian People's Party, Party Politics, Politics
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Change in the Countryside 2025
By Julian Dierkes For some years, I have now traced visible changes in Ulaanbaatar on my periodic visits. I’ve kept a similar list for countryside changes, somewhat less regular as extended visits to the countryside don’t come nearly often enough … Continue reading