About Fred Zilian

After a 21-year career as an infantry officer in the Army, Fred Zilian was an educator at Portsmouth Abbey School from 1992 to 2015, where he taught history, ethics, and German. He was an adjunct professor (history and politics) at Salve Regina University from 2016 to 2022. Zilian holds a Ph.D. in international relations/strategic studies from the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University. He is the author of numerous articles, essays, and book reviews on history, American society, Germany, religion, music, education, climate change, and globalization in publications, including the Wall Street Journal, Orbis, Christian Science Monitor, Independent School Magazine, Education Week, Army Times, Defense News, The Record (NJ), Providence Journal, The Stars & Stripes, and the Newport Daily News. He has also published a book: From Confrontation to Cooperation: The Takeover of the National People’s (East German) Army by the Bundeswehr. For 20 years he performed as Abraham Lincoln in his one-man play: “Honest Abe.” Fred is currently a writer, lecturer, and columnist. He is an opinion contributor to The Hill (www.thehill.com ) and a contributing editor to The History News Network (www.historynewsnetwork.org ). He also contributes to the Online Review of Rhode Island History (www.smallstatebighistory.com ). He blogs on a wide variety of subjects at www.zilianblog.com . He is writing a book on “The Citizen and the Challenge of American Civilization.”