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Title ProperCold war and the UN membership of the Mongolian people’s republic
LanguageENG
AuthorZhang, Yi
Summary / Abstract (Note)The entry of Mongolian People’s Republic (MPR) into the United Nations (UN), from its first application in 1946, took 15 years. In the context of the global Cold War, UN membership became a tool to strengthen the influence of the USA and the Soviet Union. They supported the membership of their respective clients, while opposed it for clients of their adversary. Consequently, from 1947 to 1955, no new members joined the organization for 8 years. However, the extension of UN membership to the newly independent African countries in the mid-1950s led to a US-Soviet struggle for allies among them. In this regard, the Soviet Union succeeded in linking the package admission of the MPR and Mauritania with the issue of China’s representation. The USA, seeking to ingratiate itself to new African UN members and thus gain their collaboration on the question of China’s representation and other UN issues crucial to American interests, ultimately compromised, consenting to the MPR’s entry. In conclusion, the MPR’s admittance was the result of the struggles and compromises of the two superpowers.
`In' analytical NoteEast Asia: An International Quaterly Vol. 32, No.2; Jun 2015: p.207-221
Journal SourceEast Asia: An International Quaterly Vol: 32 No 2
Key WordsThe Cold War ;  UN Membership ;  The MPR


 
 
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