Episode 6: the EU and Mongolia

Our topic is the relationship between the EU and Mongolia. This episode discusses: how does Mongolia contribute to the international system? How important is Mongolia for the EU? How are relations with Russia and China (Mongolia's only neighbours)? 

Our guests: Prof. Tjalling Halbertsma, Director International of the Centre for East Asian Studies Groningen and Globalisation Studies Groningen (GSG). Prof.Halbertsma spent many years working in China and Mongolia, most recently as the first Dutch diplomat in Mongolia (based in Ulaanbaatar) for the Dutch Embassy in Beijing.

Ms. Alessandra Tamponi, completed a M.A. Program for International Relations and East Asian Studies at the University of Groningen, where her research mainly focuses on Northeast Asia. Ms Tamponi completed a placement at The European Institute for Asian Studies (EIAS), a think tank based in Brussels. During the placement Ms Tamponi conducted research on contemporary Mongolia, resulting in three blog contributions. https://www.rug.nl/research/east-asian-studies/news/blogs-on-politics-in-mongolia-by-rug-student