Julian Dierkes

Mannheim

Contributor at East Asia Forum

🇩🇪🇨🇦 Sociologist @ubcSPPGA Contemporary #Mongolia & #Japan Performs assoc graduate deanery https://t.co/PAXls5W75V

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Articles

Myanmar remains off the international legal agenda

Jul 29, 2024 | eastasiaforum.org | Alison McCook |Yeji Chung |Alfin Febrian Basundoro |Julian Dierkes

In May, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders. This followed a similarly swift response by the ICC to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. It also comes alongside the initiation of legal action before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) by Ukraine against Russia and by both South Africa and the UN General Assembly for the Palestine crisis.
Mongolia’s MPP maintains power with strategic gains

Jul 23, 2024 | eastasiaforum.org | Julian Dierkes |Liam Gammon |Ashima Goyal |Paul Chambers

Mongolia held its ninth parliamentary election since its 1990 democratic revolution on 28 June 2024, giving the ruling Mongolian People’s Party a narrow majority in the newly-enlarged parliament with 68 of 126 seats. Despite voter frustration with politics and governance, discontent was not strong enough to bring other parties to power. Democracies around the world are facing the challenge of democratic backsliding.
A democracy in motion

Jun 27, 2024 | ips-journal.eu | Julian Dierkes

Mongolia, nestled between authoritarian neighbours China and Russia, has established itself as a stable democracy. While dependencies on its two neighbours exist, the government actively pursues robust relationships with democratic nations in Europe and elsewhere, coined as its ‘third neighbour policy’. Vice versa, Mongolia is also becoming the focus of international partnership interests.