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Category Archives: Media and Press
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
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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
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Mongolia Jumps to Higher Category in Freedom House Political Rights
Mongolia’s political rights evaluated in top category by Freedom House. Continue reading
Mongolia this Year
It’s been quite a year for Mongolia in that the rest of the world paid some attention to Mongolia, at least in punctuated bursts… Mongolia in the News Rapid Growth The news item that probably attracted most international attention was … Continue reading
Wall Street Journal Asia article on State of Mongolian Democracy
The glass is definitely half full for Asia’s only post-state socialist democracy. Continue reading
Posted in Democracy, Elections, Ikh Khural 2012, Media and Press, Politics
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Coalition Speculation
The MPRP as a coalition partner to the DP or MPP? Really? Continue reading
Evaluating and Classifying Developments in Mongolia
Jonathan Manthorpe has taken a more negative view of political developments in Mongolia than most observers, at least in his rhetoric. Continue reading
Posted in Corruption, Democracy, Elections, Governance, Ikh Khural 2012, Media and Press, Politics
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Hashtags for Vibrant Mongolian Twitterverse
I am proposing to use #mngpoli as hashtag marking tweets about Mongolian politics. Continue reading
Posted in Elections, Ikh Khural 2012, Media and Press, Politics, Social Media
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Canadian Bilateral Aid for Mongolia?
Would bilateral Canadian development aid instrumentally benefit Canadian mining interests? Continue reading
Posted in Bilateral Aid, Canada, Development, Media and Press, Mining, Oyu Tolgoi
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Economist: “Booming Mongolia – Mine, all Mine”
By Julian Dierkes An article in the January 21 2012 edition of The Economist vividly describes Ulaanbaatar and Oyu Tolgoi in the winter of 2012. The story that some have been telling for some years, “Mongolia is the next Eldorado” … Continue reading
Posted in Democracy, Economics, Media and Press, Mining, Oyu Tolgoi, Policy, Politics, Research on Mongolia
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Mongolia FAQ: Presentations Summaries and Video Record
Listing of presentations at recent “Mongolia FAQ” panel presentation with links to summaries and (forthcoming) video record. Continue reading
Posted in Canada, China, Civil Society, Economics, Elections, Environment, Environment, Environmental Movements, Events, FAQ Mongolia Dec 16 2011, Governance, Inflation, Media and Press, Mining, Mongolia and ..., Policy, Policy, Politics, Regulation, Research on Mongolia, River Movements, Social Issues
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Presentation Summary: Environmental Movements in Mongolia
At a December 16, 2011 panel presentation “FAQ Mongolia” BYAMBAJAV Dalaibujan discusses popular mobilization around environmental concerns in Mongolia Continue reading
Russians AND THEIR NEIGHBOURS still struggling to end authoritarianism?
Authoritarianism still reigns in Russia and its neighbours, or so argues Mark Mackinnon of the Globe & Mail. Well, most of its neighbours as Mongolia is the fascinating exception to that pattern. Continue reading
Posted in Democracy, Global Indices, JD Democratization, Media and Press, Party Politics, Politics, Research on Mongolia
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Jean-Frédéric Légaré-Tremblay on How Mining Activities are Testing Mongolia’s Sovereignty
Canadian journalist Jean-Frédéric Légaré-Tremblay writes about the Mongolian economy. Continue reading
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