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The chaos theory of Mongolia

I returned to Mongolia 15 years ago after an absence of 13 years, save for the occasional 2-week leave from work, and that time I spent a semester and a half at a local university drinking endless cups of brown, watery 150 Tugrik instant MaCcoffee at the cafĂ© strangely, or perhaps egotistically, named "In my memory", writing the first and so far the only book that got us into trouble with the local intelligence who apparently had little else to do than to pore through the ramblings of teenagers to catch the tell-tale signs of drug dealery. But I digress. When you visit a country for a short period, be it home or not, you hardly have time to immerse yourself in the spirit of the country and the city and feel the nitty gritty and dirty shiny of it all. So after 13 years, it took me a while to readjust and finally understand what the hometown of my childhood had become.  The most striking, ubiquitous, and inescapable feature was and still, unfortunately, is the traffic. In 2008,

Mongolia - Election 2008 updates: Preliminary Results

Mongolia - Election 2008 updates: MPRP looks set to win

Mongolia - Election 2008 updates: In which we arrive on horsebacks to cast our votes

Mongolia - Election 2008 updates: Candidates

"Genghis Putin" - Wall Street Journal on Mongolia

CFIF on Mongolia: They might benefit from a visit by a US official

Mongolia - Election 2008 updates: Election Debates

A Story or Two: Accidental Diplomatic Ties

Political Parties: Chris Kaplonski's Website

Mongolian contemporary jazz

Mongolia - Election 2008 updates: In which events take confusing turns

Alcoholism brought to Russia by the Mongols?

Mongolia - Election 2008 updates

Mongolia - Election 2008 updates: Ultra-Nationalist Groups Run in Election

According to the Ninth blog

Mongolian Music blog

News Snippets:Mongolia Today

Mongolia: The Last Outpost for the Daredevils

Garry Kasparov and Mongolia

Mongolia - Election 2008 updates: Zuunii Medee interview with Baabar

Short Rant: Where on earth is Mongolia?

Tengriism or the New Mongolian God

And Now For Something Completely Different: Some Mongolian Music

Mongolia - Election 2008 updates

Mongolia - Election 2008

Habitat for Humanity Mongolia: Poverty Housing

The Blind Organize a Demonstration on Knees

Growing Anti-Chinese Sentiment in Mongolia Giving Birth to Violent Mobs

Ivanhoe Expects to Reach Agreement with Mongolian Government soon

Plans for New Apartment Buildings in Ulaanbaatar and other news

Focus on Uighurs of Xinjiang and Inner Mongolians