ABSTRACT
Democracy is a newly gained identity for Mongolia despite its decades of communist legacy, pressures attributed to Beijing and Moscow, and “regionless” fate—isolated from Eurasia and Northeast Asia. Mongolia’s democracy has benefitted from two crucial factors: the favorable geopolitical environment, in which a geopolitical neutral Mongolia serves interests of its neighbors, and the survival of the communist party, which successfully transitioned from a Leninist ruling party into a parliamentary party. However, Mongolia’s democracy now struggles to strengthen the rule of law to eradicate the prevailing corruption and control competitions among political and economic factions.
