On renewed political turmoil, @marissajsmith.bsky.social and Bolor conclude, "popular protests against corruption, sparking resignations of officials & ousting of govts. Root cause of political chaos & social distress is prolonged corruption & judicial complacency."
thediplomat.com/2025/10/mong...

With @ladybolor.bsky.social, for @thediplomat.com, on potential ousting of the Prime Minister as part off ongoing crisis in #Mongolia thediplomat.com/2025/10/mong...

Whenever there are moments of fluidity regarding the Mongolian govt (yes, right now, for example), the Standing Cmte on State Structure becomes a central actor. @marissajsmith.bsky.social describes its role in more detail.
mongoliafocus.com/2025/10/remo...

More speculation about possible PM nominees, incl D Amarbaysgalan & G Temuulen. Also, if Amarbayasgalan then Oyun-Erdene as speaker
isee.mn/n/79014
@marissajsmith.bsky.social & I had looked at speculative names for Wed-Thu.
mongoliafocus.com/2025/06/mong...
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With @marissajsmith.bsky.social l I looked at media mentions of possible #Mongolia PM nominees in the lasts two days. Most mentioned: B Javkhlan (min of fin) and G Zandanshatar (frm speaker, now pres chief of staff)
mongoliafocus.com/2025/06/mong...
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Flashback to 🇲🇳 ten years ago.
@marissajsmith.bsky.social wrote abt movies, specifically Wolf Totem
"being perceived as quaint and naive 'grasslanders,' let alone marauding hordes, compromises #Mongolia ability to pursue int'l relationships"
mongoliafocus.com/2015/04/gues...

With Spring session of #Mongolia parliament under way, recall that @marissajsmith.bsky.social , Bulgan B and I have provided bios of cabinet members following formation of coalition government last summer.
mongoliafocus.com/2024/08/oyun...
mongoliafocus.com/2024/07/pm-o...
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I am very concerned.

Journalists raided, arrested and subjected to overnight interrogation "stated to the media that this was an unexpected detention and they were informed that they were being questioned for illegally acquiring personal information, and breaking national unity."

Dashchoilin Monastery, Ulaanbaatar. On the morning of Tsagaan sar, the prayer desks were moved from one of the ger-shaped temples to the new Maidar (Maitreya) enclosure for the great blessing gatherings of the new year. This is their first Tsagaan sar beneath this huge statue of the future Buddha.

From Inside Mongolia:

"Authorities (in #Mongolia) launch a full-scale crackdown on online betting [...] They petition #Meta (META) to remove over 100 gambling-related accounts and push to block betting apps from the #Apple App Store and other platforms."

insidemongolia.beehiiv.com/p/mongolia-t...

Please enjoy the recording of our great conference on Cyrillic and other Eurasian scripts, from the 1920s to the 2020s, presented by Franck Billé and the Tang Center for Silk Road Studies at UC Berkeley last month!

Day 1: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oy5e...

Day 2: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxTs...

Wait, what, @marissajsmith.bsky.social, a Javkhlan ode to Tsedenbal? Astonishing.
youtu.be/STaDDJjWLbU?...

New post for @mongoliafocus.bsky.social on recent trends in the rehabilitation and memorialization of Tsedenbal (head of #Mongolia, 1952-1984) and his Russian wife Filatova.

In recent months, Russian state actors in Mongolia have actively participated.

mongoliafocus.com/2025/03/tsed...

My overview of the January 2025 demonstrations ( #жагсаал ) in #Mongolia now up on #MongoliaFocus @mongoliafocus.bsky.social at:

mongoliafocus.com/2025/01/demo...

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Once again, protesters in #Mongolia are threatening hunger strikes.
ikon.mn/n/3btu
For a history of (threats of) political hunger strikes, see @marissajsmith.bsky.social
blogs.ubc.ca/mongolia/202...
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In case you needed another reminder that Russia is a racist, xenophobic, assimilationist, colonial empire.

Andreessen and Horowitz reduce Chinggisid Mongol warfare to "the invention of the stirrup" (and contemporary warfare to drones):

youtu.be/g4jWb-0nj44?... (link to timestamp approx. 54:30)

What we know about June Parliamentary elections in
#Mongolia now on
@mongoliafocus.bsky.social .

Significantly more seats, a mixed proportional-majoritarian system, and large regional constituencies...

blogs.ubc.ca/mongolia/202...

(w/ @schaumkroenchen.bsky.social and Enkhtsetseg Dagva)

Thank you Viktoria Braeuner and @tagesspiegel.de for the invitation to comment on the occasion of President Steinmeier of #Germany's visit to #Mongolia!

www.tagesspiegel.de/internationa...