Which issues should have been addressed by the Prespes agreement?

A common criticism of the Prespes agreement between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia is that its scope should have been limited to the name of the country without addressing any other issues. For example, a recent article titled "Why the Prespes agreement is a mistake" by Apostolos Doxiadis states: "Nothing else was required as our national agreement with Skopje other than to agree on a composite name erga omnes to consent to FYROM's accession to NATO. Any additional line entered into the agreement was nationally harmful."

However, the reality is that the long-standing differences between the two countries go beyond the name issue: Since independence, FYROM has systematically raised irredentist claims against Greece and a right to defend the interests of a so-called "Macedonian minority" within Greece's borders. These issues were manifested in passages of...