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Corruption in Mongolia according to Transparency International
Corruption is one of the most prominent features cited in any overview of Mongolian politics, political risk, human development or investment potential. Yet, any hard evidence on the prevalence, extent and mechanisms of corruption are very hard to come by. … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Civil Society, Corruption, Foreign Investment, JD Mining Governance, Mongolia and ...
Tagged Julian Dierkes
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Foreign Investment Considerations in Canada Resemble Mongolian Law
Talk of a two-track investment review distinguishing state-owned from private investors in Canada mirrors provisions in May 2012 Mongolian foreign investment law. Continue reading
Posted in Business, Canada, Foreign Investment, Mining, Policy
Tagged Julian Dierkes
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Green College Eurasian States and Societies Series: Robert Bedeski “Lessons from Mongolian State Evolution”
Eurasian States and Societies Series Green College UBC Monday, October 29 17-18:30h Green College Coach House UBC Campus Dr. Robert Bedeski Emeritus, University of Victoria “Lessons from Mongolian State Evolution: The Anthropocentric Theory of Human Security”
Book Chapter: Discovering Peacekeeping as a New Mission: Mongolia
Mendee Jargalsaikhan introduces a book chapter on Mongolian peacekeeping missions that he has written with Dr. Thomas Bruneau for the “Routledge Handbook of Civil-Military Relations”. Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Policy, Military, Research on Mongolia, Security Apparatus, UN
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Book: Change in Democratic Mongolia – Social Relations, Health, Mobile Pastoralism, and Mining
A new edited volume of social science research on contemporary Mongolia. Continue reading
Posted in Book: Change in Democratic Mongolia, Canada, Civil Society, Corruption, Democracy, Development, Environment, Environment, Gender, Grassland, Health, Law, Mining, Nomadism, Oyu Tolgoi, Policy, Politics, Population, Regulation, Religion, Research on Mongolia, Social Issues, Social Movements, Society and Culture
Tagged Julian Dierkes
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The Proof is in the Pudding
Brandon Miliate compares election in two post-state socialist democracies: Mongolia (June 2012) and Georgia (Oct 2012). Continue reading
Posted in Democracy, Elections, Georgia, Ikh Khural 2012, Party Politics
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Mongolian Foreign Policy: Rapid Growth, Third Neighbours and Moral Authority
Some recent assessments of Mongolian foreign policy. Continue reading
Why Mongolia’s China Mining Strategy is NOT a Mistake!
Mendee J replies to recent WSJ blog post regarding Mongolia’s strategy vis-a-vis Chinese investments. Continue reading
Posted in Business, China, Foreign Investment, Mining, Mongolia and ...
Tagged MENDEE Jargalsaikhan
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Mongolia-Australia Relation
Mongolia and Australia are marking the 40th anniversary of bilateral relations. In quite similar time frame with Canada, Australia, as another middle power, reached out Mongolia. Today bilateral relation has been expanded as a result of the Australian well-targeted educational … Continue reading
New book: Mapping Mongolia – Situating Mongolia in the World from Geologic Time to the Present
Paula Sabloff has edited a book examining Mongolia’s place in the world. Continue reading
Posted in Mongolia and ..., Publications, Research on Mongolia, Society and Culture
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Mongolia and Shanghai Cooperation Organization
Mongolia’s non-membership stance towards the Shanghai Cooperation Organization indicates the organization’s incomplete regional representation in Inner Asia. Just adding a recent piece on Mongolia and Shanghai Cooperation Organization: “Factoring Mongolia’s non-Membership In the Shanghai Cooperation Organization” Voices from Central Asia, … Continue reading
Sec. Hillary Clinton has finally Arrived…in UB
Secretary of State Hilary Clinton came to Ulaanbaatar and demonstrated why Mongolia matters: democracy is rare in the immediate neighbourhour. Continue reading
Posted in China, Democracy, Development, International Relations, Mongolia and ..., United States
Tagged Brandon Miliate
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Impressions for the DP Rally in Yarmag
Julian and I have just returned from the Democratic Party Rally in Yarmag, Han-Uul District where the party’s two Parliamentary candidates L. Bold and Ts. Oyungerel as well as E. Bat-Uul, running for UB Parliament, made speeches in support of … Continue reading
Posted in China, Corruption, Democracy, Democratic Party, Elections, Ikh Khural 2012, Mongolia and ..., Party Politics, Politics, Ulaanbaatar
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Less Visibility for Mongolian Ultra-Nationalists
I remember being shocked during my first trip to Mongolia in 2008 when walking along Peace Avenue, I saw a car belong to the unofficial political group/gang Blue Mongol (Хөх Монгол) sporting a prominent and rather taboo swastika. After asking … Continue reading
Posted in China, Elections, Ikh Khural 2012, Mongolia and ..., Nationalism, Party Politics, Politics
Tagged Brandon Miliate
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