May 2, 2012
Directions where Mongolia shall pursue its foreign policy in the political field are defined in the concept of foreign policy of Mongolia. The priority directions of Mongolia’s foreign policy activity is to maintain friendly, balanced relations with our two neighbors, the second direction is to develop friendly relations with highly developed countries in the West and in the East, and the third direction is to strengthen its position in Asia and secure a constructive participation in the political and economic integration process in the region.
“Within the framework of this objective, greater attention shall be given to Asia and the Pacific region, in particular to North-East and Central Asia. Mongolia shall take an active part in the process of initiating dialogues and negotiations on the issues of strengthening regional security and creating a collective security mechanism. It will strive to become a member of the Asia, Pacific Economic Cooperation forum (APEC). Prerequisites for participating in regional integration shall be created primarily through expanding and promoting bilateral relations with the countries of the region” says the concept of foreign policy of Mongolia.

By PAUL SULLIVAN
Georgetown University

Mongolia has a potentially great future ahead of it. I am sure you have all heard that before. During a series of meetings I was a part of in Ulan Bator lately I did a quick series of calculations in my head. Mongolia could have well over $3 trillion in the ground in coal, gold, copper, uranium, natural gas, oil, molybdenum, and more. This is a massive treasure chest for the people of Mongolia. I stress the people of Mongolia, because Mongolia is their country.
Mongolia seems to be not ready for the economic, social, political and other shocks that may be in the way if this is not done properly. Sometimes the bigger curse is finding too much wealth too quickly, rather than working for it and building a foundation and base for using it properly over a proper amount of time.
Mongolia is made up of mostly poor people who have little in their lives relative to what may be coming their way. A poor child in a ger above Ulaanbaatar likely does not even imagine the wealth that could be on her country’s way. That same poor girl breathes horrifically unhealthy air both inside and outside of the ger in the wintertime as the coal burning warms her family. She likely had to move to the city after the Dzud decimated her family’s livestock or for some other shocking reasons. She likely has minimal education and may not have much of a clue about her rights to the wealth of her country. She may also have little idea of how to use that wealth properly without some good and honest advice from those who may have seen this all before in other places. A large part of the future of Mongolia will be found in the little girls and boys who live in the gers. If they do not see this developing correctly or if there is a lot of waste and corruption, when they are older there could be trouble in the newly wealthy, but unequal Mongolia.
For Mongolia to be peaceful and prosperous a lot of institutions, ideas, leadership methods, and more need to fall into place properly.

By ANNA BUTLER

According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, “there are two main types of social workers: direct-service social workers, who help people solve and cope with problems in their everyday lives, and clinical social workers, who diagnose and treat mental, behavioral, and emotional issues.”
This article will be focusing on the first type of social worker, those who help people in their everyday lives. In Mongolia, however, social work is seen as something slightly different. The idea of social work in Mongolia is relatively new; since the move to a free market economy in the 1990’s many things have had to change in Mongolia, including many job roles and peoples positions within society. In 1924 Mongolia was part of a communist regime, and had substantial financial, economic and even social help from the Soviet Union. After the break away from this, many families descended into poverty, many became homeless, jobless and many children were abandoned. Many issues that the country had never faced before began to surface and the government and society itself was not prepared to handle these problems.
The idea of social work is a western concept that due to this rapid change in society was drastically needed in Mongolia. So how far has social work developed in Mongolia in the 20 years since it was first really needed in Mongolia’s modern society? What are the cultural dimensions of social work and its relationship to the alternative western programmes? These are questions that I cannot truly answer, but that must be thought about.
A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of meeting a very humble Mongolian woman who although had no formal training, was acting as a social worker for the children in her community. She had been taken under the wing of a European social worker and had shadowed her while performing her duties, speaking and listening to children and their families. Although never having trained as a social worker in the Mongolian education system, she understood that there are many differences between the role of a social worker in the West and what is expected of a social worker in Mongolia.

By B.BYAMBADORJ

The internet is the largest computer network system in the world. We use it everyday for fun, entertainment, education and for business purposes. For most of us, having an online network is mandatory for work and to keep businesses running.
According to the latest data on internet usage from the US Census Bureau, around one third of the world’s population uses the internet. In other words, it can be said that the privacy of one third of the world’s population is compromised. It means that third parties ranging from companies, organizations, hackers, thieves and other suspicious groups have access to information without the target/victim’s/your knowledge.
Now how does this happen? Here is a very simple answer. An ordinary Jane Doe visits Facebook one day and chats to friends, views some photos and plays a couple of games. These simple actions are enough to give an unknown party Jane Doe’s interests, characteristics, and psychological tendencies. Forget about gender, birth date and ethnicity, if the world wanted to know this, then the whole world knows it – especially with social networking sites where we are required to provide this information. These all have potential risks, and even more dangerous is that unknown entities have the ability to pinpoint your location through internet usage. When you come back from your vacation, guess what? Your home is vandalized.