Mongolia third neighbor policy

The upgrade honors a decades-old historical bonds while strengthening economic mechanisms that will help Mongolia and Czechia to navigate the geopolitical shifts in Europe.

Mongolia looks to use its upgraded relationship with Kazakhstan to forge closer ties with Central Asia writ large.

What does the aid freeze mean on a practical level? More broadly, what does it mean for the geopolitical balance Mongolia maintains? 

Prime Minister Oyun-Erdene Luvsannamsrai paid a working visit to Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates.

Throughout history, changes in U.S. administrations have shaped Mongolia-U.S. bilateral relations and economic activities. How had Biden's term impacted the relationship?

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.

As the two sides celebrate 35 years of diplomatic ties, Mongolia’s relationship with Europe is breaking new ground.

From boosting air links to promoting Mongolian culture abroad, Mongolia's government is making an all-out push to attract tourists in 2024.

Mongolia is intent on making sure it has diplomatic and economic options beyond its two neighbors.

Just five month after the French president's historic visit to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolian President Khurelsukh Ukhnaa paid a state visit to France.

Last week, Mongolia hosted a “Female Foreign Ministers’ Meeting,” bringing together several countries discussing feminist foreign policy.

The first visit by a French president to Mongolia was decades in the making.

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

The Scandinavian countries could help Mongolia address its chronic water security issues, but the impetus will need to come from Ulaanbaatar.

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 and the United States took big steps forward in 2018 and 2019, but ties have stalled since then amid the pandemic and a downturn in economic engagement.

Prime Minister Oyun-Erdene's visit to Seoul highlighted some future directions of bilateral economic cooperation.

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

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

Mongolia’s strategic partnership with South Korea once again shows its foreign policy strength.

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

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