Macedonian leaders are trying to curb the threat of renewed ethnic violence in their country amid speculation over recent killings that has fueled tensions.
The Republic of Macedonia has spent nearly two decades locked in a name dispute with its neighbor Greece that has put Skopje's NATO and EU ambitions on hold. Macedonian officials have responded with an aggressive campaign of hellenization -- renaming streets, buildings, and highways after Alexander the Great and other Greek heroes. Critics say the initiative will do Macedonia far more harm than good.
