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Identity and Ambition: North Macedonia’s status seeking through its foreign policy (2006-2017)

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Leka G.

Academicus. International Scientific Journal

2025

vol. 16

issue 32

36-55

This paper analyzes North Macedonia's foreign policy behavior in the period of 2006-2017, evaluating its status seeking endeavors as a small state within international politics. Using a qualitative methodology which builds upon a case study, the paper researches the determinants of small states' foreign policy, with an emphasis on ambition and capacity. The paper argues that under VMRO DPMNE'S rule, North Macedonia led an identity driven foreign policy, characterized by projects of antiquization, which in turn would cause a latent shift from the country's traditional Euro-Atlantic orientation. Such overreaching ambition, which aimed to elevate the country's international standing, clashed with the geopolitical realities, resulting in diplomatic isolation, regional tensions, and domestic instability. The findings underscore the limitations to identity driven foreign policy for small states and stress the importance of harmonizing aspirations with capacity in ensuring sustainable international standing.

Analyzing North Macedonia’s Size and Power in the Context of its Foreign Policy Conduct

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Leka G., Shehu S., Ibraimi E.

Academicus. International Scientific Journal

2025

vol. 16

issue 31

The purpose of this article is to explore the smallness and weakness of the Republic of North Macedonia by observing its foreign policy behavior since its independence to the present day. Instead of focusing on criteria that rely on internal determining factors, the aim of this paper is to investigate the size and power of a state by observing its external behavior. To fulfill this purpose, the article employs a case study methodology. Specifically, it uses the case of the Republic of North Macedonia to observe and evaluate its smallness and weakness based on the demonstrated foreign policy behavior of this state, especially in its efforts to deal with external challenges. The contextualized analysis is expected to contribute to an enhanced understanding of how the main patterns of a state's foreign policy behavior may dictate its size and power and consequently its place and role within the international system.

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Identity and Ambition: North Macedonia’s status seeking through its foreign policy (2006-2017)

Analyzing North Macedonia’s Size and Power in the Context of its Foreign Policy Conduct