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American Exceptionalism on Climate Change
(Note: This essay was originally published as “Fred Zilian: Obama Leads on Climate, but Will U.S. Follow?” by the Providence Journal on December 17, 2015, and as “U.S. Out of Step in Fight Against Climate Change,” by the Newport Daily News … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, CO2 levels, COP 21, environment, environmentalism, Fred Zilian, Paris climate talks
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Causes of Peace, Part VI, Civil War, The Military Level and Political Will
The Military Level First, The South had some notable advantages, including what are called “interior lines.” Defending its own territory from an external threat, it had shorter “lines of communication,” had greater familiarity with the terrain, and could count on … Continue reading
The Causes of Peace, Part V: The American Civil War, Section I
Let us now apply the Multi-Dimensional War Model to the American Civil War. Political Level On the domestic political level, the South faced a dilemma, a contradiction. In the name of defending Southern rights, the Confederate government had to infringe … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War, causes of peace, Fred Zilian, how wars end, Jefferson Davis, peace, war, war and peace
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The Causes of Peace, Part IV, Paradigm #2: Zilian’s Multi-Dimensional War Model
Paradigm #2 views war not as uni-dimensional but rather as multi-dimensional. War is more than warfare. Call this Zilian’s Multi-Dimensional War Model. To truly understand why one side won and the other lost, we cannot simply look at the military … Continue reading
The Causes of Peace, Part III, Thinking About War, Paradigm #1
In order truly to understand war & peace, we must delve into some military theory. A theory lays out the principal concepts of a given field of study and their relationships, and it must also explain the “why” of things: … Continue reading
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Tagged causes of peace, Civil War, Fred Zilian, French Revolution, peace, war, war and peace, warfare, what causes peace?
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The Causes of Peace, Part II
The authoritative, London-based, weekly magazine, The Economist, has just issued its annual look into the next year: The World in 2016. It contains an essay written by John Andrews entitled, “More War than Peace.” He notes International Peace Day, September … Continue reading
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Tagged causes of peace, Fred Zilian, peace, Steven Pinker, war, war and peace, what causes peace?
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Unified Germany at 25: More Normal, More Independent
(This essay, abridged, was originally published as “Germany’s Unification a Huge Success,” in the Providence Journal on October 3, 2015. For more analysis, please see my book: From Confrontation to Cooperation: The Takeover of the East German Army by the Bundeswehr.) … Continue reading
Civil War Changed U.S. Forever
(This essay was originally published by the Newport Daily News on June 24, 2015.) This year our country concludes its sesquicentennial celebration of the Civil War, fought 1861-1865, in which Americans fought, wounded, and killed each other in astounding numbers. … Continue reading
Climax at Appomattox
(This essay was originally published as “Defeat, denial, and surrender,” in the Newport Daily News, April 9, 2015.) Despite the victory delusions of Confederate President Jefferson Davis, the fortunes of the South deteriorated dramatically in March 1865. Gen. Robert E. … Continue reading
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Tagged 1865, American Civil War, Appomattox, April 9, Civil War, End of Civil War, Fred Zilian, Lee's surrender, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant
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Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address
(This essay was originally published by the Newport Daily News as Lincoln looks to the future on March 5, 2015) On March 4, 1865, Abraham Lincoln was sworn in to his second term as the president of the United States, giving … Continue reading
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