Security Challenges of the Republic of North Macedonia After the NATO Accession
Journal
SECURITY HORIZONS
Date Issued
2022
Author(s)
GJurovski, Marjan
Arnaudov, Mitko
DOI
10.20544/ICP.3.6.22.
Abstract
The main goal of this paper is to analyze the kinds of security challenges and threats
the Republic of North Macedonia is facing after its accession in NATO. This study would
be a comparative analysis of two periods, respectively two years before its official accession
and the period from its NATO accession until today. The paper is a practical attempt to show
and explain to the academic and ordinary society whether North Macedonia has closed
certain groups of security threats and security challenges traditional for the Western Balkan
region after its membership in NATO, but also the new security challenges and threats which
this country is facing since its full membership in NATO. From theoretical point of view,
we will try to explain if small states, on the example of North Macedonia, are able to create
a national security strategy or its security strategy depends on the so-called great powers and
their security goals, similar to the case with foreign policy strategies, according to the
findings of the representatives of the theory of realism. Key questions that should be
answered in this paper are the following: Has North Macedonia improved its security mosaic
since its NATO accession? What are the new security challenges and threats after its
membership? Does the creation of the security strategy of North Macedonia depend on its
NATO allies?
the Republic of North Macedonia is facing after its accession in NATO. This study would
be a comparative analysis of two periods, respectively two years before its official accession
and the period from its NATO accession until today. The paper is a practical attempt to show
and explain to the academic and ordinary society whether North Macedonia has closed
certain groups of security threats and security challenges traditional for the Western Balkan
region after its membership in NATO, but also the new security challenges and threats which
this country is facing since its full membership in NATO. From theoretical point of view,
we will try to explain if small states, on the example of North Macedonia, are able to create
a national security strategy or its security strategy depends on the so-called great powers and
their security goals, similar to the case with foreign policy strategies, according to the
findings of the representatives of the theory of realism. Key questions that should be
answered in this paper are the following: Has North Macedonia improved its security mosaic
since its NATO accession? What are the new security challenges and threats after its
membership? Does the creation of the security strategy of North Macedonia depend on its
NATO allies?
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