Macedonia and NATO: Uneasy Path to Membership
At the beginning of the 1990’s the public opinion in Macedonia was overly in favour of the European integrations saw both as a priority and an instrument for achieving national political goals. Ever since the process of Euro-Atlantic integration has been perceived both as a platform for dialogue an...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Faculty of Philosophy, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje
2015-12-01
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| Series: | Bezbednosni Dijalozi |
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| Online Access: | http://periodica.fzf.ukim.edu.mk/sd/SD%2006.sp%20(2015)/SD%2006.sp.25%20Georgieva,%20L.%20-%20Macedonia%20and%20NATO%20Uneasy%20Path%20to%20Membership.pdf |
| Summary: | At the beginning of the 1990’s the public opinion in Macedonia was overly in favour of
the European integrations saw both as a priority and an instrument for achieving national political goals. Ever since the process of Euro-Atlantic integration has been perceived both as a platform for dialogue and a tool for achieving national unity among the domestic political actors usually divided over numerous ideological and ethnic priorities. It was expected that European and Euro-Atlantic integrations, perceived as a common political goal, would facilitate the internal dialogue and raise the level of trust in national political institutions. This paper deals with the longest part of the SSR process a part of the Macedonian transitional and integrative agenda. It particularly focuses on periods that have begun since 2005 (when Macedonia has gained candidate status for EU membership) and 2008 (when NATO issued an invitation). The research focus is post-Bucharest dilemmas regarding its security policy and defense reforms in Macedonia. |
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| ISSN: | 1857-7172 1857-8055 |