What does it mean when Russians & sometimes also Mongolians refer to 🇷🇺 as big brother to 🇲🇳, and what does that relationship look like? @ananddairtan.bsky.social, Dolgion and I speak to @marissajsmith.bsky.social www.agulamedia.com/podcast/e029 #MGLfp

How does the Chinese foreign minister’s trip intersect with Mongolia’s hosting of the U.N. desertification conference and its broader “third neighbor” policy?

Presentation by M-K Lang (@oeaw.bsky.social) prompted me to think about the status of the local in conversations about extraction in #Mongolia. mongoliafocus.com/2026/06/part...

Update on Ulaanbaatar aerial tram project, 75% complete. isee.mn/n/92123

Over 70km of new bike infrastructure in Ulaanbaatar? Sounds like good news, tho I will be curious to see these bike paths. ikon.mn/n/3o82

We've been podcasting for a year now! Great to be working on this with @ananddairtan.bsky.social and Dolgion. Newest episode focused on defamation law and impact on journalism. www.agulamedia.com/podcast/e028 #MGLpoli

#Mongolia followers: surely there is a torii in Mongolia somewhere. Help fill the map! 🗺️⛩️🇲🇳

It's been quiet for some years around Mongolian efforts to offer itself as a go-between to reach North Korea... Here, a rare reminder of that possibility. www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffai... #MGLfp

In shocking development, govt of #Mongolia proposes to rename government holding company Erdenes Mongol, into ... wait for it ... 🥁 🥁 🥁 Chinggis Khaan National Wealth Fund. If I had a tugrik for every brand/name attached to Chinggis Khaan, I'd have my own horse by now. ikon.mn/n/3ntl

Prime minister Uchral is cleaning house: He dismissed the mayor of Ulaanbaatar, Nyambaatar. Over the price of meat, this dismissal might be the start of something ugly. We discuss in our latest podcast episode of GSM #Mongolia #Mglpolitics youtu.be/j7H4dSJTGoM?...

Purevdagva B has been nominated to become Governor of the Capital City and mayor of #Ulaanbaatar. @marissajsmith.bsky.social tells us who he is and what it means. mongoliafocus.com/2026/05/who-... #MGLpoli

A rare reference to #Mongolia literature on the blog: Khalk Mongol look at Tsaatan life in S Erdene's "The Hunter's Wife" mongoliafocus.com/2026/05/lite...

Who is the biggest distributors of disinformation in Mongolia? We spoke with Batsugar, researcher, about the prevelance of disinformation in the country. The latest GSM episode about #Mongolia. pca.st/episode/8e3e...

Lese gerade S Erdene "Die Frau des Jägers". Spannend wenn ein (Chalk, ist aber nicht ausdrücklich erwähnt) Mongole, der selber in der Jurte auf dem Land lebt, Zaatan begegnet und sich an der Einfachheit ihres Lebens(stils) erfreut.

With President Khurelsukh’s state visit to Kazakhstan, and his appearance at the Regional Ecological Summit in Astana, Mongolia has reached both shores of the Caspian.

Outdoor pool tables something that has disappeared in #Mongolia that I miss. Here, captured in 2009 photo book.

Some progress particularly on interest rates & management fees claimed by 🇲🇳 of #Mongolia in conversations w/ Rio Tinto. ikon.mn/n/3nbj

Interesting to see Min of Digi Development, Innovation & Communications Ch Nomin speak out against broadening of defamation clause in #Mongolia criminal code for fear of abuse by officcials zarig.mn/1i7v

I was in #Mongolia in April 2025 as well as April 2026, so I was part of count, but not 25% increase in visitors... zarig.mn/1i7a

Some progress particularly on interest rates & management fees claimed by 🇲🇳 of #Mongolia in conversations w/ Rio Tinto. ikon.mn/n/3nbj

Very excited to be giving this talk on @vdeminstitute.bsky.social methodology on Tuesday, May 12, in Ulaanbaatar - it should be a great conversation! And thanks to @mongoliafocus.bsky.social for the great discussion (and contacts) that led to it! mongoliafocus.com/2026/03/demo...

Podcast conversation w/ K Burgess about shooting documentary in Mongolia. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Sat down with the Great State Mural crew (@mongoliafocus.bsky.social and @ananddairtan.bsky.social) to talk about Mongolian music, climate change, and fiddles (of both the horse- and camel-headed varieties): www.agulamedia.com/podcast/e026

Beyond the horsehead fiddle there is a camelhead fiddle? 😮 This & how musical heritage helps us think abt 🇲🇳's future in current episode of State Great Mural - #Mongolia Portrayed where @ananddairtan.bsky.social & I speak with Kip Hutchins, @songsforhorses.com www.agulamedia.com/podcast/e026 🐴 🎻 🐫

Great conversation about all things horsehead fiddle and his book "A Song for the Horses - Musical Heritage for More-than-Human Futures in #Mongolia" that @ananddairtan.bsky.social and I had with @songsforhorses.com www.agulamedia.com/podcast/e026

Earlier in April, @ananddairtan.bsky.social & Dolgion recorded Great State Mural podcast episode w/ Anu-Ujin Lkh to discuss misguided Tuul Expressway proposal. podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/u... Now, Anand has offered update on suspension of these plans. podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/i... #MGLpoli

In early April I noticed foodtrucks in Ulaanbaatar, partly as consequence of banning of kiosks. mongoliafocus.com/2026/04/new-... Now, under guise of PM Uchral 'liberalization', are the tuts making a comeback? pca.st/zzv4nd4z

Ichinkhorloo Kh (USC Ctr of Diplomacy) on UNCCCD CoP17 in Ulaanbaatar: "Hosting offers diplomatic visibility, strengthens international reputation, & allows host country to help shape global conversations." uscpublicdiplomacy.org/blog/confere... #MGLfp

Mongolia not mentioned in implications of Dalai Lama succession @thediplomat.com thediplomat.com/2026/04/the-... but lots of implications as I heard on recent visit to Ulaanbaatar. mongoliafocus.com/2026/04/new-...

"Mongolia reminded me that stillness, presence, and relationship are the soil from which learning takes root. In a world that can feel increasingly fragmented, there is much we can learn from this beautiful country about how to slow down, listen deeply, and lead with respect."

"Working with UNICEF and Mongolia’s Ministry of Education, the UK is supporting Mongolia’s decision to make English its official second language through the provision of English‑language teaching, including in remote and nomadic communities."

Can't verify source or publication, but claims of specific cyber-attacks on govt of #Mongolia by group claimed to be "Chinese". Short article really raises more questions than offering news or analysis. www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks...

Brief report abt work of #Mongolia peacekeepers, incl 6 women (of 23) on UN Mission in South Sudan, here guarding fuel trucks for supplies. unmiss.unmissions.org/en/news/mong... #MGLfp #UNMISSS

#Mongolia civil service moves to more flexible work with a home office day per week. zarig.mn/1i0y Will this have an impact on traffic? Not if school traffic drives a lot of downtown Ulaanbaatar traffic, but maybe...

In @littleredpodcast.bsky.social @proflind.bsky.social speaks abt 🇨🇳 export of surveillance & "governance". pca.st/8r0x3lif Long-standing fear bubbling up arnd traffic cameras in #Mongolia as example. On Great State Mural, we discussed 🇲🇳 attitudes to privacy, etc. www.agulamedia.com/podcast/e022

Inside #Mongolia notes in most recent newsletter that 18.4% of employees are public sector. For relative sense, 🇩🇪 just over 1 in 10, so significantly lower. Low pop density probably requires relatively higher density of admin, wonder what other factors lead to high 🇲🇳 proportion.

Regularly, but intermittently returning to Ulaanbaatar, there are always observations that have me buzzing upon return. Some of these, I share in conservation w/ @ananddairtan.bsky.social & Dolgion in most recent episode of The Great State Mural podcast. www.agulamedia.com/podcast/e025

I was in Ulaanbaatar recently and discuss impressions from my visit on the newest episode of The Great State Mural. pca.st/had8rd45

What I heard in geopolitics discussions in #Mongolia earlier this month. mongoliafocus.com/2026/04/new-... #MGLfp

Over the last few days I received quite an overwhelming number of e-mails in relation to this piece: www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a.... I'll try to answer them all, albeit gradually. The piece is superficially about Russia. But I think it's fundamentally about understanding one's own identity.

Souvenir from Ulaanbaatar: New ger lamp shining a light into my living (room).

Challenges that PM Uchral faces: "factionalism, econ fate beyond 🇲🇳's control, lack of accountability (eg Tuul highway), democratic erosion" #MGLpoli

For many years, I have taken note of changes that I observe in Ulaanbaatar. My last trip has prompted updates to that list. mongoliafocus.com/2026/04/new-... #Mongolia

Sadly, another glorious Mongolia trip comes to an end. Farewell!

Was thrilled to meet Great State Mural listeners in Ulaanbaatar last night together with @ananddairtan.bsky.social

Looking forward to meeting Great State Mural listeners in two hours at News Café!

Great State Mural podcast listeners, come meet @ananddairtan.bsky.social and me at 18:30h at the News Cafe in Ulaanbaatar!

Income/asset declarations by Uchral cabinet members Lowest income reported by HUN's Naidalaa. HUN's Dorjkhand and MPP's Damdinnyam at similar level. Highest MPP's J Enkhbayar. news.mn/r/2859047/ #Mongolia #MGLpoli

In addition to Podcast Meet-Up tomorrow, also joining in a discussion abt @vdeminstitute.bsky.social democracy indices on #Mongolia, tomorrow 16:30h in Ulaanbaatar, see attached.