https://www.scmp.com/rss/502820/feed Itgelt Bat-ochir is a final-year student of international relations at the University of Pecs in Hungary. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com While being sandwiched between China and Russia, Mongolia regards the United States as a “third neighbour” and crucial to its destiny. Modern Mongolia was established in 1921 as the second communist nation after the former Soviet Union but transitioned into a democracy with free elections in 1990. Having failed to find true friends in its two immediate neighbours, democratic Mongolia looked further afield. It found the US, which came to consider Mongolia as a democratic sanctuary between Russia... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3037785/mongolia-seeking-greener-pastures-us-and-india-balance-chinas?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3037785/mongolia-seeking-greener-pastures-us-and-india-balance-chinas?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 17 Nov 2019 07:00:09 +0000