Mongolia not mentioned in implications of Dalai Lama succession
https://thediplomat.com/2026/04/the-dalai-lamas-succession-battle-the-stakes-for-tibetans-and-beijing/ but lots of implications as I heard on recent visit to Ulaanbaatar.
https://mongoliafocus.com/2026/04/new-geopolitics-pipeline-dalailama/
Ichinkhorloo Kh (USC Ctr of Diplomacy) on meaning of UNCCCD CoP17 in Ulaanbaatar: "Hosting offers diplomatic visibility, strengthens international reputation, and allows the host country to help shape global conversations."
https://uscpublicdiplomacy.org/blog/conference-diplomacy-action-what-cop17-means-mongolia
As far as I can tell, hosting all about diplomatic visibility, very little substance.
Brief report abt work of #Mongolia peacekeepers, incl 6 women (of 23) on UN Mission in South Sudan, here guarding fuel trucks for supplies.
UPPER NILE – It’s a little after 8:00 am in Bentiu, but the temperature is already above 32 degrees Celsius. In bulletproof vests and helmets, a team of 23 peacekeepers from Mongolia serving with
What does the power of Siberia, Sino-Russian disinformation campaigns and the longevity of the Dalai Lama have in common?
All aspects of #Mongolia geopolitics that came up during recent visit.
https://mongoliafocus.com/2026/04/new-geopolitics-pipeline-dalailama/
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 →
A Ahearn and N Bayarsaikhan raise concerns abt inclusion of voices of herders in pursuit of development of critical minerals in #Mongolia
Listen to this article In June 2025, Mongolia and the United Kingdom announced a strategic roadmap on critical minerals cooperation. The agreement, concluded soon after the countries marked 60 years of diplomatic relations, sets out an ambitious plan to collaborate on the exploration, extraction and processing of critical minerals. Yet the plan risks moving ahead […]
Have to wonder why #Mongolia govt officials attend Davos WEF meeting. In tumultuous world, is it worth the expense it surely incurs?
As for "events" in Davos, what is PM Zandanshatar doing joining ill-fated "Board of Peace". Hopefully he has not committed to a "initiation fee".
My attempt to summarize political, economic and pop culture events in #Mongolia in 2025.
Listen to this article Overshadowing relations with Russia, China and North Korea, global commodity prices and two domestic political crises, the big event of 2025 for Mongolia may have been the broadcast of the Physical: Asia game series on Netflix. The Mongolian team reached the final of the show, with the excitement in Ulaanbaatar comparable […]
Apparently, direct flights Toronto-Ulaanbaatar coming this summer on Air Transat!
Mongolian judge Erdenebalsuren Damdinsuren on list of ICC officials sanctioned by US for Netanyahu arrest warrant.
In recollecting 2008 stand-off w/ Russia over demand to take control of gas station network, frm 🇲🇳 PM S Bayar recounts that he pointed to parliamentary authority in rejecting demand.
[Slightly odd that diabolically-grinning photo with frm Pres Enkhbayar illustrates photo.
I have written abt this episode as instance of #Mongolia active resistance against 🇷🇺 .
https://mongoliafocus.com/2022/11/russia-threat-defiance-gasstations-example-2008/
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