This book assesses Mongolia's position in the security calculus of Northeast Asia and presents the policy outlooks of major powers vis-a-vis the region, including the United States, Japan, China, Russia and India.

Introduction - The Northeast Asian Security Calculus Part I Major Powers, Mongolia, and Northeast Asian Security Chapter 1 - An Examination of the Trump Administration's National Security Strategy in the Indo-Pacific-Where is Northeast Asia? Chapter 2 - China's Foreign Policy in Northeast Asia and Implications for Mongolia Chapter 3 - Russia in Northeast Asia: Strengthening Security through Cooperation Chapter 4 - Why Northeast Asian Regional Economic Integration is Important for Mongolia Chapter 5 - Japan's Foreign Policy Security Mechanisms in the Asia-Pacific and Northeast Asia Chapter 6 - India, Mongolia and Northeast Asia: Between Geography and the Geo-Political Realities Part II Nuclear Challenges in Northeast Asia Chapter 7 - The Relationship of United States-Japan-Mongolia Democratic Trilateralism to the Indo-Pacific Strategy and Korean Peninsular Discussions Chapter 8 - Why Asia Should Lead a Global Push to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons-The Role for Mongolia Chapter 9 - Nuclear Non-Proliferation in Northeast Asia and Mongolia's Policy Chapter 10 - The Changing Regional Dynamics in Northeast Asia: Russia's North Korean Conundrum and the Case of Mongolia Part III Socio-Economic, Environmental, and Civilisational Challenges in Northeast Asia Chapter 11 - Environmental Security Issues in Northeast Asia and Cooperation among Russia, China and Mongolia Chapter 12 - Asia and Beyond: Organised Environmental Crime Chapter 13 - When Toynbee's "Fossilized" or "Arrested" Societies Are Reborn as Peripheral States: the Cases of Israel, Mongolia, Korea and Japan