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Yearly Archives: 2026
Who is B. Purevdagva?
By Marissa J. Smith Following the removal (and detention) of the deputy governor of Ulaanbaatar, and now the removal of the governor of Ulaanbaatar in the context of corruption allegations, the nomination of the new governor of Ulaanbaatar has been … Continue reading
Literary Note: S Erdene
By Julian Dierkes One of the joys to me of having moved to Germany is that there are a number of literary translations of Mongolian fiction available in German that I have slowly been discovering. As a bookwork, I really … Continue reading
Newish Foreign Policy Vibes in Ulaanbaatar
By Julian Dierkes During my April 2026 visit to Mongolia I had a chance to have some discussions about Mongolian foreign policy and geopolitics, including discussions at the Institute of Strategic Studies and the Academy of Science’s Institute of International … Continue reading
Posted in China, Dalai Lama, Foreign Policy, Mongolia and ..., Russia, Tibet
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New to Ulaanbaatar April 2026
By Julian Dierkes I’ve been keeping lists of things that are arriving to/disappearing from central Ulaanbaatar: August 2011 | | October 2011 | June 2013 | October 2013 | May 2014 | November 2014| May 2015 | December 2015 | May 2016 … Continue reading
Uchral 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 | Zandanshatar 2025), we’re listing cabinet … Continue reading
Posted in Government, KhUN, Mongolian People's Party, National Coalition, Politics
Tagged Julian Dierkes; Marissa Smith
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Is Mongolia not Backsliding?
By Julian Dierkes [You might also be interested in The Great State Mural’s episode on global indices to complement the discussion below.] Last year, it was certainly noted in Mongolia that the country had fallen from the status of an … Continue reading
Podcast: The Great State Mural – Mongolia Portrayed
By Julian Dierkes Mongolia Focus has spawned an audio cousin and we’ve made it all the way past Episode 20 on a roughly bi-weekly schedule which prompts me to want to let readers know about this project. With Dolgion Aldar … Continue reading
Mining and Magnetism: The Repulsion Effect
By Marissa J. Smith Last month I attended Julian’s talk at Humboldt University of Berlin, “The Mongolian State and the Magnetism of Natural Resources.” In the talk, Julian posed the question of how the presence of “natural resources” influence the … Continue reading
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What Does the Rusal-Rio Case Actually Mean For Mongolia?
By Marissa J. Smith Coinciding with the December 2025 Oyu Tolgoi hearings, a Russian court decided for Rusal against Rio Tinto in the case of a $1.32 billion lawsuit around a joint alumina refinery in Queensland that Rio took sole … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Infrastructure, Mining, Mongolia and ..., Politics, Russia
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Mongolia Focus in Review 2025
By Julian Dierkes It was a big year for the blog because we moved from the original home at the Univ of British Columbia to our own domain as I moved from UBC to the University of Mannheim. This move … Continue reading