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This chapter analyses the security threats and challenges to Macedonia in a chronological order during the four distinctive post-communist periods delineated by the country’s independence in September 1991; enhanced international visibility and inclusion in most of the international organisations by 1995; the internal conflict in 2001; and the vetoed NATO candidacy in 2008. The role of the international community is considered throughout this chapter due to its unavoidable imprint on virtually all milestones of recent regional and national history. With the passage of time, the once predominant influence of the international community over Macedonian politics has substantially deteriorated. Accordingly, it is safe to predict that whatever challenge might emerge in the future, domestic political forces will be more decisive than the influence of foreigners.
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Pendarovski, S. (2023). Macedonia’s Revolving Security Threats: Perpetual Instability on the Edge of Europe. In: Hudson, R., Dodovski, I. (eds) Macedonia’s Long Transition. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-20773-0_2
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