In this episode, we take a close look at the country of North Macedonia. Once a part of the former Yugoslavia, North Macedonia changed its name in February 2019 after years of tensions with its neighbor Greece. It has faced a number of diplomatic conflicts with its neighbors–including Greece and Kosovo–while also dealing with internal corruption and ethnic challenges.

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Take a look at some of our favorite articles that we came across while researching this topic:

* North Macedonia, CIA World Factbook * Kosovo and Macedonia sign border agreement, University of Durham* Macedonia officially changes name to North Macedonia, drawing line under bitter dispute, CNN, Stephanie Halasz, Elinda Labropoulou and Sheena McKenzie

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