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DIRECTIONAL RELATIONSHIP · 2026

North Macedonia → United States

This score represents North Macedonia's relationship toward United States. The reverse direction is calculated separately and shown alongside it.

MKD → USA+23Cooperative88% evidence confidenceBroad sourced evidence
USA → MKD+23CooperativeSymmetric current scores
SIX-COMPONENT MODEL

Current component scores

Component values run from −100 to +100 and are combined with the published weights.

Security+60

1 documented factor produce the +60 security assessment.

Why this score?
  1. +60North Macedonia joins NATO
    Active event · 2020

    Accession placed North Macedonia and the United States under the North Atlantic Treaty's collective-defence obligation.

Coverage gap: The reviewed official record does not establish a frozen bilateral security rule beyond any separately coded treaty obligation.

Diplomacy0

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 official record does not establish a baseline diplomatic institution or partnership meeting a frozen rule threshold.

Economic0

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 remained below the frozen threshold or was unavailable, and no qualifying standing bilateral economic institution was evidenced.

Alignment+10

1 documented factor produce the +10 alignment assessment.

Why this score?
  1. +10Cooperation on consequential multilateral issues
    Baseline rule · 2015

    The United States and North Macedonia sustained official cooperation across several regional or global policy areas.

Disputes+15

1 documented factor produce the +15 disputes assessment.

Why this score?
  1. +15Managed and non-territorial bilateral relationship
    Baseline rule · 2015

    The official bilateral record identifies no active territorial claim and treats disagreements through ordinary diplomatic channels.

Societal0

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 a national-scale people-to-people exchange meeting the frozen societal threshold.

CHANGE SINCE 2015

+4 in 2015 → +23 in 2026

The change is generated from sourced events and frozen scoring rules, not retrospective editorial adjustment.

DIRECTIONALITY

0 points

North Macedonia → United States and United States → North Macedonia remain independent assessments.

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ACTIVE EVIDENCE

Events affecting the current score

+19

North Macedonia joins NATO

Accession placed North Macedonia and the United States under the North Atlantic Treaty's collective-defence obligation.

Interpret with care

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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