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Category Archives: Foreign Policy
Institutionalized Role for State in Emerging Resource Economies
By Julian Dierkes The workshop on “The State’s Role in Large Resource Projects” CIRDI recently co-organized with the International Cooperation Fund of the Mongolian Ministry of Foreign Affairs was designed as an opportunity for Mongolians to share their experience in … Continue reading
ICF Workshop “State’s Role in Large Resource Projects”
Co-organized and co-hosted by International Cooperation Fund Ministry of Foreign Affairs Government of Mongolia Canadian International Resources and Development Institute Int’l Cooperation Fund(ICF) & @CIIEID_ICIIED co-organize workshop on “The State’s Role in Large Resource Projects”. pic.twitter.com/0nasxUohSb — MFA Mongolia (@MFA_Mongolia) … Continue reading
How popular is Russian in Mongolia 26 Years After the Fall of the Soviet Union?
By Bulgan B The May 9th Victory Day has revived the Mongolian love for Russia once again. Mongolians were watching the Victory Day parade and Mongolian social media was trending on any story which relates to the Great Victory. Wreaths … Continue reading
Posted in Bulgan Batdorj, Education, Foreign Policy, Kazakhs, Nationalism, Russia, Social Change, Society and Culture
Tagged Batdorj BULGAN
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Digital Diplomacy tied to ASEM
By Julian Dierkes Some weeks ago I wrote about the potential for a Mongolian digital diplomacy. That post generated a lot of interest (over 500 readers in less than 2 months). The tweet about this post was my most-viewed tweet … Continue reading
The Many Habits of Successful Mongolian Digital Diplomats
I wrote “The Way Forward for Canadian Digital Diplomacy” for Canada’s The Embassy on November 18, 2015. I followed this up with a list of more specific about steps that Global Affairs Canada might take in developing Twiplomacy if this direction … Continue reading
Posted in Digital Diplomacy, Foreign Policy, International Relations, Mongolia and ..., Social Media
Tagged Julian Dierkes
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Thoughts on Constitutional Reform
By Julian Dierkes I am not a constitutional scholar. My observations on the constitutional reform proposals that are being considered by the Mongolian parliament are thus based on my understanding of Mongolian politics on the one hand, and my experience of … Continue reading
Posted in Aimags, Constitution, Democracy, Foreign Policy, Governance, JD Democratization, Politics
Tagged Julian Dierkes
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Permanent Neutrality
At the UN General Assembly, on Sept 29 2015, Pres. Ts Elbegdorj included a very brief statement in his address that, Mongolia has pursued an peaceful, open, multi-pillar foreign policy. This stance enabled us to declare Mongolia in a state … Continue reading
Posted in China, Foreign Policy, Military, Mongolia and ..., Russia, UN
Tagged Julian Dierkes, MENDEE Jargalsaikhan
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Graduates of Archery 100 in Mongolia
Presenting graduates of the Archery 100 course in Mongolia Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in 2009 (source link) Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2014 (source link) Embed from Getty Images Finnish President Tarja Halonen in 2011 (source link) The US Vice President … Continue reading
Modigolia? Indian-Mongolian Relations post-PM Modi’s Trip to Ulaanbaatar
In the wake of Indian PM Narendra Modi’s visit to Ulaanbaatar should we expect a radical revamping of Indian-Mongolian relations? Certainly, you don’t send in the big dogs unless you mean business, right? The Visit Modi visited Mongolia on the … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Policy, India, International Relations, Mongolia and ...
Tagged Brandon Miliate
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Outlook: Freedom Online Coalition Conference in Ulaanbaatar
[For my impressions from the Conference, see https://mongoliafocus.com/2015/freedom-online-coalition-mongolia/] Next week (May 4-5) the Mongolian government hosts the annual conference of the Freedom Online Coalition, a club of 26 countries dedicated to the promotion of, er, freedom online. This is yet another … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Civil Society, Foreign Policy, International Relations, Law, Media and Press, Mongolia and ..., Social Media
Tagged Julian Dierkes
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A Potential Breakthrough in Mongolia’s Relations With North and South Korea
By Mendee Jargalsaikhan Mongolia takes a resolutely middle road when it comes to North and South Korea. It values its long-standing relations with the North while developing its newly-declared strategic partnership with the South. Due to its geographic location, wedged … Continue reading
A Personal Wishlist for the Saikhanbileg Government
By Julian Dierkes As we’re anticipating a cabinet to be formed under PM Saikhabileg and it now seems likely that a grand coalition (DP + MPP) or a super coalition (DP + MPP + Justice Coalition + CWGP) or some … Continue reading
Mongolia – From Sino-Russian Buffer to Conversion Zone
Last autumn, Presidents Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin made separate visits to Mongolia, met for a tri-lateral (Russia-China-Mongolia) summit in the Tajikistan capital of Dushanbe during the leadership summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), and dispatched their vice-foreign ministers … Continue reading
Posted in Asia Pacific Memo, China, Foreign Policy, Mongolia and ..., Russia
Tagged MENDEE Jargalsaikhan
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Progress on Oyu Tolgoi?
By Julian Dierkes The Mongolian government has been battling a homemade economic crisis for some two years now. It has been a largely self-inflicted crisis brought on by some hasty policy decisions regarding investments that have led to a massive … Continue reading
Posted in China, Foreign Investment, Foreign Policy, Mining, Oyu Tolgoi, Policy, Russia
Tagged Julian Dierkes
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Appreciating the Work of the Canadian Embassy
I am not even Canadian, and I don’t work for the Canadian or for the Mongolian government for that matter, though they are obviously important interlocutors for me given my interest in economic, political, and social development in Mongolia. Yet, … Continue reading
Posted in Bilateral Aid, Canada, Foreign Policy, Governor General's Visit 2013
Tagged Julian Dierkes
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