Mongolia: An unexpected bastion of democracy thanks to its youth
While democracy is struggling globally and especially in Asia, Mongolians continue to vote and engage.
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Bird flu: learning lessons from traditional human-animal relations
Studies of animal-human interactions in various settings could perhaps help prevent bird flu and the mass slaughter of animals it inevitably leads to.
India and China move closer as Modi tours ‘Act East’ policy
India wants closer engagement with its neighbours as it aspires to become a global manufacturing hub. Narendra Modi's visits to China, Mongolia and South Korea are all about promoting this agenda.
Lake Baikal: incredible ecosystem threatened by Mongolian dam and pipeline
Plans to dam Lake Baikal's most important tributary could kick off an international dispute.
Russia’s borders: Mongolia looks to its old Big Brother to counterbalance China
This latest part of our series on Russia’s relations with its neighbours focuses on the huge empty land of Mongolia, Moscow’s original Soviet satellite state in the 1920s. These days it sits on the verge…
China and Mongolia clash over how to exploit the Gobi desert
The Gobi Desert in East Asia conjures images of a remote landscape, with nomads riding across the steppe. In fact, today it is home to herders and farmers, the world’s fastest-growing economy, vast copper…
China’s dust and sand deposits controlled by Yellow River
The movement of desert sands and dust in Northern China is controlled by one of the world’s largest rivers, new research…
Beyond China: Australia and Asia’s northern democracies
AUSTRALIA IN THE ASIAN CENTURY – A series examining Australia’s role in the rapidly transforming Asian region. Delivered in partnership with the Australian government. Here, Dr Craig Mark - currently based…
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Professor, Faculty of International Studies, Kyoritsu Women's University
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Associate Professor and Keidanren Chair in Japanese Research, University of British Columbia
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Professor of Environmental Change, UCL
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Researcher in Geography, University of Oxford
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Director of the Mongolia and Inner Asia Studies Unit, University of Cambridge
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PhD Candidate (JNU), Research Assistant (USYD), University of Sydney
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Directeur du département de la recherche, musée du Quai Branly, Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)
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