@article{slovo 678, author = {Kristijan Fidanovski}, title = {What’s in a Name? Possible Ways Forward in the Macedonian Name Dispute}, volume = {31}, year = {2018}, url = {https://student-journals.ucl.ac.uk/slovo/article/id/678/}, issue = {1}, abstract = {<p>To download this article, click <a href="http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/10049602/1/What%27s%20In%20A%20Name_%20Possible%20Ways%20Forward%20in%20the%20Macedonian%20Name%20Dispute.pdf">here</a>.</p><p>This paper provides an overview of the complex, 26-year-long name dispute between Macedonia/FYROM and Greece. It argues that the name talks have always been asymmetrical, with Greece dictating the terms due to its leverage over the Euro-Atlantic integration of Macedonia/FYROM. It also argues that this asymmetrical nature of the talks can be and has been mitigated by international pressure on Athens to compromise. The paper presents a strong correlation between constructive behaviour by Macedonia/FYROM and international sympathy towards its position throughout the years. This correlation indicates that the unmitigated optimism of the new Macedonian government about reaching a favourable compromise in 2018 through ‘behaving’ may not be entirely unwarranted.</p>}, month = {5}, issn = {2753-4928}, publisher={University College London (UCL)}, journal = {Slovo} }