Mongolia finds ways to align with the West without alarming China, Russia

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Mongolian Prime Minister Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Aug. 1, 2024. Swiss President Viola Amherd and Mongolian President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh attend a welcome ceremony on Sukhbaatar Square in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Aug. 2, 2024.

Landlocked between Russia and China, analysts say Mongolia is finding ways to balance its outreach to Western democratic nations without alarming it neighbors to the north or south.