1、This state entered the United Nations in May 1992 under the provisional name “The Former1Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.” Its name is subject to negotiations under U.N. auspicesbetween the republic and Greece, which opposes its northern neighbors use of the name“Macedonia.” For the sake of simplicit
2、y, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (alsoreferred to as the FYROM) shall here be referred to as Macedonia. Congressional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS Web98-333 FUpdated July 23, 1998Macedonia: Conflict Spillover PreventionJulie KimS
3、pecialist in International RelationsForeign Affairs and National Defense DivisionSummarySince claiming independence from the disintegrating Yugoslav federation in late1991, Macedonia has managed to avoid the kind of violent ethnic conflict that engulfed1Bosnia-Herzegovina from 1992 to 1995. However,
4、 external conflicts and internalsources of instability have periodically threatened to undermine Macedonias securityand long-term viability. International policymakers have long feared that any conflictspillover into Macedonia might swiftly involve neighboring states, leading to a regionalwar. Protr
