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The Battle Continues

04/29/2013 Published on Forbes.com
It is bad enough that former Mongolian President Nambaryn Enkhbayar was unfairly convicted and jailed last summer for four years after being charged with misusing property and government power. And that prior to his conviction he was imprisoned so as…

A Test For The West

08/18/2012 Published on Forbes.com
Things have gone from bad to worse. Former President Enkhbayar’s condition is deteriorating and still nothing is being done. The Mongolian Ministry of Health sent doctors to evaluate Enkhbayar and their recommendation is continually ignored: Enkhbayar must be taken to…

Cronyism At Its Worst In Mongolia

06/28/2012 Published on Forbes.com
As I wrote on Monday, the Mongolian elections will go ahead without former president Enkhbayar standing for his Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party (MPRP). And go ahead they did today due to current president Elbegdorj’s manipulation of democracy for his own…

A Crucial Week In Mongolia

06/25/2012 Published on Forbes.com
It appears that President Elbegdorj has gotten his way and former President Enkhbayar will not be able to stand in the parliamentary elections this coming Thursday. Enkhbayar’s appeal to the Constitutional Court will not be heard until tomorrow, a mere…

A Deeper Look At President Elbegdorj’s Statement

06/09/2012 Published on Forbes.com
Earlier today I posted an article on President Elbegdorj’s comments vis-à-vis Nambar Enkhbayar’s trial and emphasized the importance of the international community’s role in pressuring the Mongolian government to let Enkhbayar and his son stand in the upcoming elections. There…

Democratic Challenge in Mongolia

06/04/2012 Published on Forbes.com
The U.S. and other Western democracies have spent the better part of the last decade pushing for democratization across the globe. We have intervened in Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya and supported countless other efforts with aid and ideas to press…