Josh is a freelance journalist based in Washington, D.C. He is a regular contributor to Slate, US News and World Report and EurasiaNet. His articles also have appeared in The Atlantic, The Wilson Quarterly, Jane's Defence Weekly, Time, Monocle, The New Republic and The Nation. He has a blog, New World Order, at True/Slant.
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I have a new series posted on Slate this week, based on my recent trip through the Russian Far East. It covers the Siberian Liberation Army, the Russian government's concern about Chinese immigration, Russians' enthusiasm for China, the dissident used car dealers of Vladivostok, and Russians who are emigrating to China. Enjoy.
There are five stories. The first is on the background of the search; the second on the two groups now searching for the grave; the third on the Genghis Khan “mausoleum” in China and his legacy there and in Russia; the fourth on the money to be made on Genghis Khan in Mongolia and the fifth on how most Mongolians don’t actually want the grave to be found.
Plus, there are lots of photos. So check it out and enjoy.
I have a short piece on Greenland in this month's Atlantic:
...some estimates, including those of the U.S. Geological Survey, suggest Greenland’s coastal waters could hold anywhere from 16 billion to 47 billion barrels of oil, or 800,000 barrels for every man, woman, and child. That would mean a staggering leap in income for Greenlanders, who until two generations ago were mostly subsistence hunters and fishermen. With such massive potential oil reserves, Greenland is poised to achieve a geopolitical importance it hasn’t had since the invention of Risk.
Read the whole thing here.
