North Macedonia → Russia
This score represents North Macedonia's relationship toward Russia. The reverse direction is calculated separately and shown alongside it.
SIX-COMPONENT MODEL
Current component scores
Component values run from −100 to +100 and are combined with the published weights.
1 documented factor produce the -25 security assessment.
Why this score?
- -25North Macedonia joins NATOActive event · 2020
NATO accession placed North Macedonia inside the collective-defence alliance whose practical cooperation with Russia had been suspended.
Coverage gap: The reviewed official record does not establish an additional frozen bilateral security rule or collective-defence obligation.
1 documented factor produce the -15 diplomacy assessment.
Why this score?
- -15North Macedonia joins NATOActive event · 2020
NATO accession placed North Macedonia inside the collective-defence alliance whose practical cooperation with Russia had been suspended.
Coverage gap: The reviewed official record does not establish an additional baseline diplomatic institution meeting a frozen threshold.
No reviewed evidence met this component’s scoring threshold.
Why this score?
The model starts every component at zero. No documented condition or active event currently changes this one.
Coverage gap: 2015 reporter-side trade was below the frozen threshold or unavailable, and no additional qualifying economic institution was evidenced.
1 documented factor produce the -25 alignment assessment.
Why this score?
- -25North Macedonia joins NATOActive event · 2020
NATO accession placed North Macedonia inside the collective-defence alliance whose practical cooperation with Russia had been suspended.
1 documented factor produce the +15 disputes assessment.
Why this score?
- +15Managed non-territorial bilateral orderBaseline rule · 2015
The official record supports the frozen managed non-territorial bilateral order criterion for Russia and North Macedonia in the 2015 baseline.
No reviewed evidence met this component’s scoring threshold.
Why this score?
The model starts every component at zero. No documented condition or active event currently changes this one.
Coverage gap: The reviewed record does not establish national-scale people-to-people exchange meeting the frozen societal threshold.
+2 in 2015 → -13 in 2026
The change is generated from sourced events and frozen scoring rules, not retrospective editorial adjustment.
0 points
North Macedonia → Russia and Russia → North Macedonia remain independent assessments.
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Events affecting the current score
North Macedonia joins NATO
NATO accession placed North Macedonia inside the collective-defence alliance whose practical cooperation with Russia had been suspended.
This analytical score is not an objective fact, endorsement or prediction. Confidence reflects evidence coverage, while incomplete or unavailable observations remain explicit. Differences below 5 points are treated as practical ties rather than a meaningful ranking.
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