Tag Archives: Julian Dierkes

Road Numbering

Posted on November 17, 2024 by JDierkes

By Julian Dierkes I do really like my Mongolia countryside drives, whether I am along for the ride as a passenger or driving myself.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Julian Dierkes (@jbdierkes) One of … Continue reading →

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Khurelsukh at UN General Assembly

Posted on October 21, 2024 by JDierkes

By Julian Dierkes, Alexander Morrow and Anshika Srivastava In 2021, Pres. U Khurelsukh spoke at the UN General Assembly for the first time as president. He has returned every year since then. Unlike his immediate predecessor, Kh Battulga, he is … Continue reading →

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Change in the Countryside June 2024

Posted on September 2, 2024 by JDierkes

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 →

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How Unfortunate: Putin Visits Mongolia

Posted on August 30, 2024 by JDierkes

By Julian Dierkes Once again, geopolitical realities are catching up with Mongolia and there is very little the government of Mongolia can do about it, even if it wanted to. Russian autocrat Vladimir Putin will be visiting Ulaanbaatar to commemorate … Continue reading →

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CWGP and National Coalition Results

Posted on August 16, 2024 by JDierkes

By Julian Dierkes Beyond the DP’s success, the second great surprise (to me) of the election results was that the Civil Will Green Party re-entered parliament with four seats and the National Coalition gained four seats on its first attempt. … Continue reading →

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Observing Election Day: Bulgan and Orkhon Aimags

Posted on August 5, 2024 by JDierkes

By Julian Dierkes During the five days leading up to the election we had driven through Tov, Arkhangai and Khuvsgul, visiting polling stations and campaign offices along the way. We have reflected on the election preparations we saw during these … Continue reading →

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New to Ulaanbaatar June-July 2024

Posted on July 22, 2024 by JDierkes

By Julian Dierkes I’ve been keeping lists of things that are arriving to/disappearing from central Ulaanbaatar: August 2023 | May 2023 | November 2022 | August 2022 | December 2019 | June 2019 | April 2019 | December 2018 | August 2018 | October 2017 | June 2017 | May 2016 | December 2015 | May … Continue reading →

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Double Deel Direct

Posted on July 18, 2024 by JDierkes

By Julian Dierkes As Bulgan B recently pointed out to me, every member of PM Oyun-Erdene’s new cabinet is an MP! Maybe not surprising for many parliamentary democracies, but this has been a lingering topic of discussion for many years. … Continue reading →

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DP Results

Posted on July 8, 2024 by JDierkes

By Julian Dierkes To me, the success of the DP was one of the surprises of the June 28 election. To my surprise, the DP soared to claim one third of seats in #Mongolia parliament. mongoliafocus.com/202… #Сонгууль2024 #Сонгууль #MGLpoli [image … Continue reading →

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New City Park

Posted on July 4, 2024 by JDierkes

By Julian Dierkes I have mentioned the increase of green space several times in my notes about how Ulaanbaatar is changing. One big new development is the opening of the large park that is South of the Shangri-la Hotel and … Continue reading →

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