Multidimensional benefits and effects of NATO accession [research]

The main purpose of the research “The multidimensional benefits and effects of NATO accession”, done by MA Timurlenk Cekovic, is to determine the security and political benefits of joining NATO. For this purpose, among other effects, the benefits of joining a military alliance, the relations of the alliance with Russia and the impact of NATO membership on improving the Global Peace Index – GPI of its members are analyzed. The research also analyzes the security risks for the Republic of Macedonia, from the aspect of the Kosovo security issue and the migrant crisis.

The researcher comes to the conclusion that the protection of security and peace are one of the most important reasons why Macedonia should enter into alliance with other stronger countries and draw on the economic and security benefits, especially taking into account the risks of non-accession. In addition to other indicators, the GPI, as a useful and methodologically sound tool for calculating the countries security risk, clearly shows that 15 NATO countries are among the top 30 best ranked in the world according to GPI.

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This research is published in the framework of the project Civic Debate on NATO, which is financed by the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Macedonia. The opinions set out in this publication are those of their author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Policy Institute – Skopje or the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Macedonia.

Повеќедимензионалните придобивки и ефекти од пристапувањето кон НАТО [Граѓанска дебата за НАТО] [.pdf 2408KB]8