to court controversy

[Monoglota]

Hi,

I need a translation here, please:

"Serbia is not the first country to court controversy with..."

I understand it more or less by the context, but ¿to court?.

Thanks.

 

[aledu]

II verbo transitivo
1 frml cortejar
2 fig (un peligro, etc) exponerse a: she is courting trouble by going to see him, se la está jugando al ir a verle

III vi frml (pareja) ser novios