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We’re ‘landlocked but not mindlocked’ Mongolian PM tells US on visit to Washington DC

By Antonio Graceffo December 30, 2023Mongolia

By Antonio Graceffo “Mongolia is landlocked but not mindlocked,” remarked Mongolian Prime Minister L. Oyun-Erdene as he visited Washington DC this week and met with US Vice President Kamala Harris. Oyun-Erdene…

Modern Mongolia and the Economics of Herding

By Antonio Graceffo November 27, 2023Blog

By Antonio Graceffo This analysis investigates the economic hardships experienced by Mongolian herders and explores the profound influence of global forces on their traditional way of life, shedding light on…

Mongolian herders’ lives out of ‘steppe’ with global economic realities

By Antonio Graceffo September 22, 2023Mongolia

By Antonio Graceffo Originally published in BNE Intelligence News March 17, 2023 Mongolia’s economy has struggled since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. In the past three years,…

Russians escaping Putin’s war face tough sanctuary in Mongolia

By Antonio Graceffo August 17, 2023Mongolia

By Antonio Graceffo When Vladimir Putin on December 22 announced his plan to expand the size of the Russian Army by around a third, Mongolia braced for the next wave of Russians…