What is Mongolia's fate as a buffer state between superpowers?

If Mongolia were to industrialize and boost their economy, then it would instantly become a rival of china if they were not allies. read more

As a Mongolian, I can tell you we don't really think we are just a buffer state. Mongolia is a sovereign nation state, in Mongolia we speak our own language and we have a very distinct culture. read more

Mongolia is a perfect example of a buffer state, as it rests between China and Russia. A buffer state is housed between two large and hostile powers. read more

treaty signed in 1945 that formed an alliance of the Eastern European countries behind the Iron Curtain; USSR, Albania, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, and Romania, Alliance organized by Soviet Union with its eastern European satellites to balance formation of NATO by Western powers in 1949. read more