It's because it has a population of 3 million people, most of whom are in one city (Ulaanbaatar).
It's also quite a poor country. Around a third of the population live off herding livestock.
And the majority of the population are either buddhist or non-religious. So there isn't the same influence of Islamic extremism that you get within countries with sizeable Muslim communities.
Oh and they're not seeking independence from anyone, and I don't think there's any real desire to occupy anyone else's land.
Just because the Mongol Empire was one of the biggest in the world, doesn't mean Mongolia has retained that position of influence and power. Why would they threaten countries with enormous populations, large economies and global influence and a lot of military power? Especially countries either side of them (China/Russia), either of which could squash them pretty rapidly?
They'd gain nothing from it. China is Mongolia's main trading ally - without whom their economy would probably collapse. Russia is also a trade ally, and has had strong ties with Mongolia since the Soviet Union - again, they'd gain nothing from a conflict, but could lose everything.
Is it normal that we never hear from Mongolia making threats?
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It's because it has a population of 3 million people, most of whom are in one city (Ulaanbaatar).
It's also quite a poor country. Around a third of the population live off herding livestock.
And the majority of the population are either buddhist or non-religious. So there isn't the same influence of Islamic extremism that you get within countries with sizeable Muslim communities.
Oh and they're not seeking independence from anyone, and I don't think there's any real desire to occupy anyone else's land.
Just because the Mongol Empire was one of the biggest in the world, doesn't mean Mongolia has retained that position of influence and power. Why would they threaten countries with enormous populations, large economies and global influence and a lot of military power? Especially countries either side of them (China/Russia), either of which could squash them pretty rapidly?
They'd gain nothing from it. China is Mongolia's main trading ally - without whom their economy would probably collapse. Russia is also a trade ally, and has had strong ties with Mongolia since the Soviet Union - again, they'd gain nothing from a conflict, but could lose everything.
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