By Andrew Lapin
PUBLISHED AUGUST 4, 2016
A 13-year-old girl stands proud in the mountains of western Mongolia, cradling the eagle she has trained to hunt. She’s carrying on a legacy that has defined this region for centuries.
But the girl, Aisholpan Nurgaiv, is also challenging a tradition. Though she is not the first female...
Mongolia Faces a Debt Crisis
The mineral-rich country’s prospects were so bright only a few years ago, until the government went on an ill-advised spending spree.
By
WILLIAM BIKALES
That Mongolia could face an external debt crisis seemed inconceivable just a few years ago. The country of three million people is so rich in copper, gold, coal, iron and other mineral...
