Ever since Russia pushed into the Far East and China extended its domination north of the Great Wall, Mongolia has been one arena of the "Great Game" in the struggle for empire between Russia and China. The Jebtsundamba Khutukhtu...

Mongolia is a large landlocked country, 604,100 sq. miles (1,566,000 sq km.), in area about three times the size of France, over twice the size of the state of Texas, and almost as large as Queensland, Australia. It is located in Northeastern Asia,...

The Soviet Union's relations with Mongolia, from the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 until the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, were driven by the Kremlin's perceived need to secure its eastern borders against military aggression by...

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Mongolia's Foreign Minister Rinchinnyamyn Amarjargal expressed the importance of fostering a strong relationship with the United States for sovereignty and security reasons, while maintaining well-balanced relations with neighboring Russia and China. Amarjargal discusses industiral growth strategy, ideas for strengthening relations with neighboring countries, freedom...

Like its economic indicators, foreign relations also provided Vietnam with a few triumphal events. Negotiations with China to resolve longstanding border demarcation problems --- both land and maritime --- finally bore fruits. In the wake of a land border treaty on 30 December 1999,...