Relationship dossier
Montenegro
North Macedonia
Relationship assessment
Friendly ties reinforced by mutual support for NATO accession and a shared alliance framework
Montenegro toward North Macedonia
+45Montenegro ratified North Macedonia’s NATO accession protocol in 2019, providing concrete support for its entry into the alliance. The two countries’ shared NATO membership also sustains a framework for security cooperation.
North Macedonia toward Montenegro
+40North Macedonia ratified Montenegro’s NATO accession protocol, supporting Montenegro’s entry into the alliance. Their shared NATO membership provides a durable framework for security cooperation.
Overall relationship
+45The relationship is friendly and supported by mutual backing for NATO accession and subsequent membership in the same alliance. These features provide a durable basis for cooperation, although the broader scope and intensity of bilateral work are unclear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Montenegro and North Macedonia maintain friendly relations, with practical cooperation and mutual support around Euro-Atlantic integration. Montenegro ratified North Macedonia’s NATO accession protocol in 2019. Their shared NATO membership since 2020 provides a durable framework for security cooperation, though the breadth of bilateral activity is not fully clear.
Key developments
Montenegro ratified North Macedonia’s NATO accession protocol.
North Macedonia ratified Montenegro’s NATO accession protocol.
North Macedonia joined NATO, creating a shared alliance framework with Montenegro.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation agreements are unclear.
- Details of recent government-to-government cooperation beyond Euro-Atlantic integration are limited.