Tag Archives: Cold War

Soviet Union Ended but Russia Endures as Great Power

Posted on January 12, 2022 by Fred Zilian

(Note: This essay was originally published by the Newport Daily News on December 30, 2021.) Thirty years ago the flag of the Soviet Union was taken down from the Kremlin for the last time. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics … Continue reading →

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A Conversation with Carl Sagan, Part III: Disarmament

Posted on October 1, 2020 by Fred Zilian

(Note: Forty years ago I exchanged letters with Carl Sagan. In his letter, he asked me two questions. The first focused on how we might move people to think more in terms of the interests of the “human species as … Continue reading →

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United Germany at 20

Posted on March 6, 2011 by Fred Zilian

By Fred Zilian (Published in the Newport Daily News, October 10, 2010, as “Unified Germany at 20 Has Much to Celebrate”) This October Germany is not only celebrating the 200th anniversary of its world famous Oktoberfest, but more significantly on … Continue reading →

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