Mongolia foreign policy

Since Mongolia’s democratization in the 1990s, USAID has been a major supporter of the country's development. With USAID's future in doubt, Ulaanbaatar is watching closely.

Mongolian leadership has adopted a more strategic approach to foreign policy, while public opinion has increasingly favored Russia and China as Mongolia’s most reliable partners. 

Mongolia has a significant opportunity to contribute to the regional and global energy transition by supplying key commodities.

Concern has gripped policymakers in Uzbekistan and Mongolia over how to balance Russia, China, and the West amid rising tension over Ukraine and an unstable Afghanistan.

Mongolia hopes to push forward cooperation, even among rival nations, on regional and global priority issues.

“Mongolia has centuries of experience of navigating great power competition. I think there is a lot to learn from Mongolia.”

As the two countries celebrate 50 years of diplomatic ties, Mongolia in particular is hoping to jumpstart trade and investment.

The new trilateral security consultation could be linked to the Power of Siberia 2 natural gas pipeline that will pass through Mongolia, as well as prepping for a trilateral summit in Beijing in October.

The country's government wants to see the annual dialogue become the region’s most prominent confidence-building mechanism.

Prime Minister Oyun-Erdene Luvsannamsrai discusses his government’s plans for fighting corruption, attracting investment, and navigating a worrisome security environment.

Mongolia has no alternative but to keep healthy relations with its neighbors, but that fact does not negate Ulaanbaatar's commitment to democracy or its “third neighbor” policy.

Mongolia was the first observer state in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and it has been content to remain there even as other countries upgrade to member status.

Australia and Mongolia established ties in 1972, but their relationship began to pick up steam much more recently.

The war reminded Mongolians that they now have no choice but to prepare for all eventualities, because no other country will step in to save them.

After a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, Mongolia's pre-eminent foreign policy mechanism is back in action.

Since 1972, the relationship has grown from economic assistance to include educational exchanges and security cooperation.

The achievement is part of a long trek toward gender equality in Mongolia's foreign policy.

Mongolia’s engagement with the U.N. is a microcosm of its foreign policy post-independence.

Any mention of Mongolia's candidacy was notably absent from President Khurelsukh’s U.N. speech. Does that pave the way for Japan to win a nonpermanent seat in the U.N. Security Council?

In the space of just five days, Mongolian officials have held high-level talks with China, Japan, South Korea, and the United States

Mongolia’s mediating role in the Korean Peninsula has emphasized the significance of small states’ soft power in global diplomacy.

Mongolia has received vaccines not only from neighbors China and Russia, but from India and COVAX as well.

A recent engagement highlighted ongoing efforts by both sides to advance aspects of their defense collaboration.

Mongolian Minister of Foreign Affairs Tsend Munkh-Orgil gives an exclusive interview to The Diplomat.