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The Year of Regional Development — a new focus in Mongolia’s domestic policy

For people all over the world, a new year means a new beginning, a time for new emotions, meetings, acquaintances and discoveries. The same can be said about countries — national governments rarely hesitate to use the onset of a new calendar year as an occasion to promote an agenda which they see as in their country’s interests. Mongolia is no exception — its government has named 2024 the Year of Regional Development, a clear witness to Mongolia’s…

Boris Kushhov

Who is to blame for Mongolia’s fuel shortages?

Since the third quarter of 2023, the Mongolian public have been shaken by regular media reports of gasoline and diesel shortages in various parts of the country. Furthermore, to lend credence to these reports, a regular succession of publications have appeared stating just how many days’ worth of fuel are left in the country. This trend has become particularly evident since the Russian Federation introduced restrictions on fuel exports in 2023 to stabilize its domestic market. Mongolia receives more than 95% of all its fuel by rail from its northern neighbor, and more than 75% of all of Ulaanbaatar’s fuel imports come from Rosneft…

Boris Kushhov

Mongolia’s largest coal deposit: year results and new initiatives

On December 20, 2023, the second stage of hearings of the Temporary Control Committee established by a special resolution of the State Great Khural of Mongolia to monitor the situation at Erdenes Tavan Tolgoi, the state-owned company operating the largest mineral deposit in the country, began. Following a December 2022 corruption scandal involving a discrepancy between coal export data and figures published by Chinese customs, a special regulation was imposed on Erdenes Tavan Tolgoi, which was renewed in November 2023. This Control Committee was also established…

Boris Kushhov

What is White Dzud and why is it so dangerous for Mongolia?

Boris Kushhov

Rosatom and Monatom: Prospects of Creating a New Type of NPP in Mongolia

Boris Kushhov

Ulaanbaatar is still waiting for its subway - a story showing the problems with relying on Western partners

Boris Kushhov

Mongolian Feminist Diplomacy: “Emancipating Emancipation” in Foreign Policy

Boris Kushhov

Mongolia's transportation projects: "Transport Week" on the upcoming "decade of transportation"

Boris Kushhov

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