August 19, 2013

Why Hasn’t Mongolia Developed Stronger Ties with Kazakhstan? | The Editor | The Diplomat

Why Hasn’t Mongolia Developed Stronger Ties with Kazakhstan? | The Editor | The Diplomat: "Since 1990, Mongolia has pursued a multidirectional foreign policy, forging strong ties with such global players as the United States, European Union, Japan, South Korea and India. This so-called “third neighbor policy” has given Mongolia much greater reach than might be expected as a small state sandwiched between Russia and China. Still, there are notable holes in Mongolia’s foreign relations. While the almost non-existent relations with remote Africa and South America are perhaps not surprising, the fact that Mongolian-Kazakhstani relations remain at a bare minimum is not as easy to explain."

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