Mongolia’s Governance Reset Takes Shape Under PM Zandanshatar’s “Order and Discipline” Campaign
Mongolia’s PM Zandanshatar launches “order and discipline” campaign.
Amar Adiya
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Mongolia Courts Washington on Critical Minerals but Power Shortages and State Control Can Cloud the Outlook
Mongolia courts Washington on critical minerals, but power shortages and state ownership risks shadow the pitch.
Amar Adiya
Mongolia's Davos Bet on Trump's Board of Peace
At Davos in January, Prime Minister Gombojavyn Zandanshatar signed Mongolia onto Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace,” securing founding member status in a body pitched as an alternative to the United Nations. U.S. President Donald Trump and Mongolian Prime Minister Gombojavyn Zandanshatar at the Davos Forum (source: graph.mn ) The government sells this as continuity with Mongolia’s multi-pillar peaceful foreign policy. In practice, it marks a sharper turn toward transactional
Amar Adiya
Mongolia Bets on an EAEU Trade Deal. Will It Broaden the Economy or Deepen Old Risks?
Mongolia trade faces a real test as the EAEU deal weighs diversification gains against import risks, weak demand, and geopolitical exposure.
Amar Adiya
Mongolia Upgrades Italy Ties in Strategic Push to Tap Europe’s Markets
Mongolia's recent presidential visit to Rome, elevating ties with Italy to a " strategic partnership ," marks a significant recalibration of Ulaanbaatar's European diplomacy. Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh and Italian President Sergio Mattarella ( www.president.mn ) Italy becomes the second European Union member after Germany to achieve this top-tier status with Mongolia, providing Ulaanbaatar another political anchor as its traditional balancing act between Russia
Mongolia Weekly
Why Mongolia Needs Practical Gains From Russia
Mongolia seeks stability in Moscow as fuel dependence, sanctions bottlenecks and stalled pipeline talks narrow its energy options.
Amar Adiya
Border Drills Reshape Mongolia's Defense
Mongolia recently joined Russia and China in 'Border Defense 2025,' its first-ever tripartite military exercise along the Manzhouli frontier.
Mongolia Weekly
Economy
How Mongolia’s Search for Energy Security Reinforces a Russian Lock In
Mongolia touts energy independence, but a new fuel deal with Russia locks in long-term dependence, trading diversification for short-term stability.
Mongolia Missed the Gold Boom. Now It Is Racing to Catch Up
Record gold prices should lift Mongolia. Instead, exports fall as regulation, smuggling, and licensing delays drain billions in potential revenue.
Why Mongolia's Energy System Is Failing Under Winter Stress
Mongolia’s winter blackouts expose Ulaanbaatar’s fragile energy system, corruption risks, and tariff politics behind a crisis of heat, power, and survival.
Mongolia Tax Cut Push Gains Momentum as Inflation Cools and Surplus Swells
Mongolia tax cuts gain momentum as inflation cools—but weak investment, SOEs, and politics raise risks beneath the surplus.
Why Mongolia’s Strong Growth Still Feels Weak to Households
Mongolia growth hit 6.4% in 2025, driven by agriculture and mining rebounds, but inflation and uneven incomes left households worse off.
Mongolia's 2026 Outlook: Resource Policy, Political Risk and Energy Security
Mongolia faces crucial tests on resource policy, fiscal discipline and energy security as commodity boom fades and public patience wears thin.
International Affairs
Mongolia Courts Washington on Critical Minerals but Power Shortages and State Control Can Cloud the Outlook
Mongolia courts Washington on critical minerals, but power shortages and state ownership risks shadow the pitch.
Mongolia's Davos Bet on Trump's Board of Peace
At Davos in January, Prime Minister Gombojavyn Zandanshatar signed Mongolia onto Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace,” securing founding member status in a body pitched as an alternative to the United Nations. U.S. President Donald Trump and Mongolian Prime Minister Gombojavyn Zandanshatar at the Davos Forum (source: graph.mn ) The government sells this as continuity with Mongolia’s multi-pillar peaceful foreign policy. In practice, it marks a sharper turn toward transactional
Mongolia Bets on an EAEU Trade Deal. Will It Broaden the Economy or Deepen Old Risks?
Mongolia trade faces a real test as the EAEU deal weighs diversification gains against import risks, weak demand, and geopolitical exposure.
Mongolia Upgrades Italy Ties in Strategic Push to Tap Europe’s Markets
Mongolia's recent presidential visit to Rome, elevating ties with Italy to a " strategic partnership ," marks a significant recalibration of Ulaanbaatar's European diplomacy. Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh and Italian President Sergio Mattarella ( www.president.mn ) Italy becomes the second European Union member after Germany to achieve this top-tier status with Mongolia, providing Ulaanbaatar another political anchor as its traditional balancing act between Russia
Why Mongolia Needs Practical Gains From Russia
Mongolia seeks stability in Moscow as fuel dependence, sanctions bottlenecks and stalled pipeline talks narrow its energy options.
Border Drills Reshape Mongolia's Defense
Mongolia recently joined Russia and China in 'Border Defense 2025,' its first-ever tripartite military exercise along the Manzhouli frontier.
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