Alex Franquelli is a freelance journalist and writer. He focuses on Mongolia and North-East Asian politics and ethnomusicology. Find him on twitter @alexfranquelli
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Published in: HomeProminent Uyghur academic Ilham Tohti jailed for lifeWith its shocking outcome, this trial might result in an increase in violence in the Xinjiang region, where protests...
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Published in: openSecurityNorth Korea: totalitarianism in transition?
Periodically wracked by famine and lambasted in a UN human-rights inquiry, North Korea remains a state without...
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Published in: HomeA tipping point for Mongolia's democracy?
Sandwiched between the giants of Russia and China, Mongolia is looking to develop its vast mineral wealth. How will...
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Published in: HomeMongolia: is stability the new challenge?
Countries like Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, which, following a brief stint of democracy in the early...