North Macedonia
Region: Southern Europe
Last updated: 2025-11-15
UNPREDEP helped to stabilize the host country’s security situation.”””,UN mission history on UNPREDEP.,North Macedonia actively contributes to NATO, EU and UN security missions.”””””
— North Macedonia MFA/NATO material.
Summary
Understanding the Traffic Lights
🟢 Green: Strong alignment or constructive leadership.
🟡 Yellow: Mixed behaviour or inconsistent support.
🔴 Red: Obstruction or low alignment.
Assessment Across the Five Actions
| Action | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Veto Restraint | Supports effective multilateralism and UNSC reform but has not joined formal veto-restraint codes. | yellow |
| Humanitarian Carve-Out | Supports humanitarian access and protection largely through EU and UN positions rather than a distinct national carve-out doctrine. | yellow |
| Peacebuilding | Host and beneficiary of UN preventive deployment in the 1990s; today contributes to NATO/EU/UN missions but is not a major PBF donor. | yellow |
| Ceasefire Position | Backs ceasefire, restraint and political dialogue in regional stability efforts. | green |
| Digital Peace & Technology | Developing digital governance and cyber-security in line with EU and NATO standards. | yellow |
Overall Assessment
A constructive security partner with strong peacekeeping credentials and generally positive alignment across the Five Actions, despite limited formal veto-restraint or digital-peace leadership.
North Macedonia MFA – NATO/UN missions
— https://mfa.gov.mk/en-GB/temi/nato-clenstvo
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