Long road ahead: Skopje-Brussels, via Athens

Stamov, Gjorgji (2011) Long road ahead: Skopje-Brussels, via Athens. International Affairs at LSE (04 Oct 2011). Website.

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The Republic of Macedonia pursued a policy of peaceful independence from war-ravaged Yugoslavia in 1991. Considering the devastating outcome of that war, Macedonia’s achievement deserves recognition. Secession, however, was not met without problems of its own. Internally, the communist party lost credibility, the economy was collapsing, and relations between ethnic Macedonians and Albanians were in a constant state of tension. Externally, Macedonia’s statehood was insecure, challenged by all of its neighbours for variety of reasons. In the circumstances, a policy leading to full Euro-Atlantic integration within the EU and NATO was a logical decision. Unfortunately, the road ahead for Macedonia was a difficult one and even now the situation remains rather unstable.

Item Type:	Online resource (Website)
Official URL:	http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/ideas/
Additional Information:	© 2011 The Author(s)
Divisions:	IGA: LSE IDEAS
Subjects:	J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe)
Date Deposited:	22 Jun 2017 07:38
Last Modified:	15 Sep 2023 18:23
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/81969

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