{"id":1825,"date":"2021-04-28T19:37:07","date_gmt":"2021-04-29T02:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/zoltan\/?page_id=1825"},"modified":"2026-03-07T22:35:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T06:35:01","slug":"zoltanwritings3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/zoltan\/zoltanwritings3\/","title":{"rendered":"Articles: Peace, antiwar, global"},"content":{"rendered":"

Books:\u00a0 Publications, chapters, reviews<\/a>
\nSelected Articles: Indigenous, environmental, U.S. racism<\/a>
\nSelected Articles: Peace, antiwar, global<\/a><\/h4>\n

2026 From Wounded Knee to Iran: <\/a>U.S. Military Interventions <\/a>Since 1890.<\/a> Versions of list on Zmag.org, Neravt.com,<\/em> many other websites, and The Veteran <\/em>(VVAW). Translations of list:\u00a0<\/em>Spanish<\/a>, French<\/a>, Turkish, <\/a>Italian<\/a>, Chinese<\/a>, Greek<\/a>, Russian<\/a>, Czech, <\/a>Tamil<\/a>, Portuguese,<\/a> Hawaiian<\/a>, <\/a>Finnish. <\/a>Video of Seattle FoR presentation <\/a>(2012)\u00a0Veterans for Peace Hour <\/a>on Thurston County TV (2009) Pacifica radio interview<\/a> (2003). Powerpoint<\/a> on U.S. interventions since 1890. (Turkish newspaper<\/a> urges U.S. be listed in Guinness Book of World Records<\/i> for the Most Interventions.)<\/p>\n

2026. Escalation of this War Could Shatter Iran into Ethnic Enclaves<\/a>, on Counterpunch, Portside, ZNet<\/em><\/p>\n

2025\u00a0 A Brief History of U.S. Military Interventions Within the United States<\/a>, on ZNet, Z <\/em>magazine, Counterpunch, Janata Weekly<\/em><\/p>\n

2024\u00a0\u00a0 Lessons of Kristallnacht, \u201cCivil War,\u201d and Mass Deportation<\/a>, on Counterpunch, Z. Podcast interview<\/a>. Radio interview<\/a>. Translations: <\/em>German<\/a>, Farsi<\/a><\/p>\n

2022\u00a0\u00a0 Is Putin Heading Toward a Partition of Ukraine?<\/a>, on Counterpunch, Portside, Z. <\/em>Presentation \u00a0<\/a>WORT interview<\/a> \u00a0 Translations: <\/em>Ukrainian<\/a>, Czech<\/a>
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2022\u00a0 Belarus military dissent could be a key to peace in Ukraine<\/a>, on Counterpunch, Z.\u00a0 Translations: <\/em>Ukrainian<\/a>, Czech<\/a>
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2022\u00a0 Ukraine Maps Tell a Different Story Than Putin’s Claims<\/a>, on Common Dreams, Counterpunch, Z\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em>Presentation<\/a>, KPFA interview<\/a> \u00a0 Translations: <\/em>Ukrainian<\/a>, Czech<\/a>
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2021\u00a0 Five Ways the U.S. Created and Prolonged the Afghan Crisis<\/a>, on The Progressive, Common Dreams, Portside, & Counterpunch<\/a><\/em> (longer version). WORT radio interview<\/a>.
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2020 \u00a010 Reasons Why Defunding Police Should Lead to Defunding War<\/a>, with Medea Benjamin, on Salon, Common Dreams, Code Pink, Pressenza, Consortium News, Nation of Change, Dissident Voice, Peace Worker, World Beyond War, Intrepid Report.<\/em>\u00a0Translation: <\/em>Chinese<\/a>, <\/em>Portuguese<\/a>, Polish<\/a>, Gujarati<\/a><\/p>\n

2020 Geographer’s Statement<\/a> on the Defacing<\/a> of the Olympia-Rafah Solidarity Mural<\/a> (Olympia WA)<\/p>\n

2020\u00a0 A war on Iran would be different from Iraq, and far, far worse<\/a>, on ZNet, Counterpunch, Portside, Zambian Sun.\u00a0 Translations: <\/em>Ukrainian<\/a><\/p>\n

2016\u00a0\u00a0 Stop the Next President from Waging the Next War\u00a0<\/a>(Syria), on Counterpunch<\/em>. Translation:<\/em> Somali<\/a><\/p>\n

2015\u00a0 The Kindness of Strangers: The Refugees in Hungary and my Father’s WWII Refugee Story<\/a>, on CommonDreams, Z, Portside<\/em>. Translations: <\/em>Ukrainian<\/a>, Czech<\/a>, Spanish<\/a>, French<\/a><\/p>\n

2015 The Global War on Tribes: Return to “Indian Country” <\/a>on Counterpunch <\/i>and in Z magazine <\/a><\/i>(June 2010),\u00a0Indian Country Today<\/a><\/em> (Feb. 2015) Interview<\/a> Translation<\/em>:\u00a0Spanish<\/a><\/p>\n

2014 The War at Home Meets the Wars Abroad<\/a>, on\u00a0Counterpunch<\/em>, Z<\/p>\n

2014\u00a0Ukraine: The Enemy of Your Enemy Is Not Always Your Friend<\/a>, on\u00a0Counterpunch, Tikkun, Portside\u00a0<\/em>Z.\u00a0Interviews<\/em>: Talk Nation Radio<\/a> & KPFA Flashpoints\u00a0<\/a>(3\/13\/14), KPFK Sojourner Truth<\/a> (3\/18\/14, 13:30) <\/span>Critique\u00a0<\/a>in New York Times. <\/em>Online powerpoint presentation.<\/a> Translations in <\/em>Finnish<\/a>, Russian<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

2013 The Pot Calling the Kettle Black: A Short History of Bio-Chemical Weapons<\/a> on Z, Counterpunch<\/em>. Translations:\u00a0<\/em>Turkish<\/a>, Portuguese<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

2013 Why Kosovo Is (and Isn’t) a Precedent for Syria<\/a>, in Z, Counterpunch<\/em>. Translation:<\/em> Greek<\/a><\/p>\n

2013 I Was Arrested at the Wisconsin State Capitol for Singing<\/a>, on Worley Dervish<\/em><\/p>\n

2011 Rise of the Planet of the People<\/a> (about Occupy movement) on Common Dreams, Z<\/p>\n

2011 Why Kosovo but not Palestine?<\/a> on Al Jazeera, Counterpunch, Z. Translation<\/em>s: Spanish<\/a> Serbian <\/a>Bosnian\u00a0<\/a>Polish<\/a> Turkish<\/a><\/p>\n

2011 Libya for the Libyans<\/a> on Common Dreams, Counterpunch<\/em><\/p>\n

2011 Why Wisconsin? How history set the stage for rebellion<\/a>, on ZNet, Portside<\/i><\/p>\n

2011 Real Fascists in Our Midst: What if the Tucson shooter had been a Muslim?<\/a> in Z Magazine<\/i><\/p>\n

2009 Afghanistan: Roach Motel of Empires<\/a>, on\u00a0Counterpunch, ZNet, AfterDowningStreet. <\/i>Interview<\/em><\/a> on This is Hell <\/i>(WNUR, 12\/5\/09) Translation:<\/i> Turkish<\/a><\/p>\n

2009 Coffee Strong: Listening to the G.I. Voice at Fort Lewis <\/a>on The Veteran<\/em> (VVAW), Counterpunch<\/i>, Zmag.org, Portside, AfterDowningStreet<\/i><\/p>\n

2008 Biden’s Wars: A Guide to So-Called “Humanitarian Interventions”<\/a> <\/i>in Z <\/i>magazine, <\/i>on Zmag.org,.<\/i><\/p>\n

2008 “Remember the ’80s: Social Movements between Woodstock and the Web”<\/a> <\/i>in Z <\/i>magazine, <\/i>on Zmag.org, Counterpunch.org, AfterDowningStreet.org, <\/i>others. Translation:<\/i> Italian<\/a><\/p>\n

2007 An Endless Occupation? Iraq Bases and the “Korea Model”,<\/a> on Counterpunch.org, <\/i>others.\u00a0Interview<\/a> (RealAudio) on “Between the Lines” (9\/28\/07), Interview<\/a> (Podcast) on WUSB (8\/13\/07), Interview<\/a> (Real Audio) on KPOJ (9\/25\/07), Interview<\/a> on Iran Radio (8\/13\/07) Quotes in Christian Science Monitor<\/a><\/i> and The Independent\/ TruthOut.<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n

2007 “Reflections on the Port Protests in Olympia”,<\/a> in\u00a0Works in Progress<\/i> (Discussion<\/a> with photos and video links)<\/p>\n

2007 “Speaking Different Languages: How the Peace Movement Works with the Military Community<\/a>,” on\u00a0Portside <\/i>and Zmag.org, <\/i>others.<\/p>\n

2006. “Getting Local and Keeping Positive in the Antiwar Movement, <\/a>on Counterpunch.org <\/i>and Zmag.org, <\/i>others.<\/p>\n

2006 “A Brief History of U.S. Military Resistance<\/a>” on\u00a0ThankYouLT.org, Counterpunch.org, Zmag.org, CriticalConcern.com, OMJP.org. Translations:\u00a0<\/i>German\u00a0<\/a>Danish<\/a><\/p>\n

2006. “New Challenges for the Peace Movement in 2006<\/a>,” on Counterpunch.org<\/i> and Zmag.org<\/i>.<\/p>\n

2005 “Khuzestan: First Front in the War on Iran?<\/a>, ” in Z <\/i>magazine (Jan.) & ZMag.org<\/i>, with ethnic map\u00a0<\/a>and powerpoint<\/a>. Translations<\/i>: Danish<\/a> Persian<\/a><\/p>\n

2003 “Occupation Fails to ‘Capture’ Iraqis’ Loyalty, Prevent Civil War<\/a>” on Counterpunch.org <\/i>and Zmag.org<\/i>(Predicted Saddam’s capture would intensify insurgency.)<\/p>\n

2003 “The Perils of Occupation: The Easier the Victory, the Harder the Peace<\/a>” on OutlookIndia.com, Zmag.org,\u00a0<\/i>IraqWar.Ru<\/i>,<\/a> and Counterpunch.org.<\/i>(Predicted Iraqi Shi’ite insurgency.) Translation: <\/i>Turkish. <\/a>Interview on Pacifica Radio’s Peace Watch<\/em><\/a> (5\/10\/03).<\/p>\n

2003 “The Next Stage: How the U.S. prevented Iraqis from ousting Saddam, and why the next battle may be against his opponents<\/a>” in Z magazine,<\/i>\u00a0 Counterpunch.org,<\/i> Zmag.org. <\/i>Translations<\/i>: <\/i>Spanish<\/a> Korean.\u00a0<\/a>(Predicted that U.S. would turn against Iraqi Shi’ites.)\u00a0PowerPoint <\/a>on background of Iraq War.<\/p>\n

2003 Urgent Assistance Needed by USA, from George Walker Bush<\/a> (spoof based on “Nigerian Scam” e-mails). New York Times’<\/a><\/em> two articles on parody. Article in <\/i>Dutch<\/a>.<\/p>\n

2003 “Dispatch from Main Street: Winning Hearts and Minds in the Heartland<\/a>,” on CommonDreams.org<\/i>,\u00a0Zmag.org, <\/i>and Independent Politics News.\u00a0<\/i>Translation of excerpt: <\/i>Italian\u00a0<\/a>(Looked at growing rural peace movement).<\/p>\n

2003 Iraq & Our Energy Future<\/a> class website in Spring semester of Geography 378 (International Environmental Problems & Policy). Article<\/a> on website.<\/p>\n

2003 “Was General Clark Also “Unprepared” for the Postwar Bloodbath?” <\/a>on CommonDreams.org<\/i>, Counterpunch.org, <\/i>and\u00a0ZMag.org <\/i>(Examined Clark’s record during and after Kosovo war.) Democracy Now<\/em><\/a> interview (\/18\/03)<\/p>\n

2002 “New US Military Bases: Side Effects Or Causes Of War?<\/a>” in Zmag.org, Counterpunch.org, <\/i>and other websites.\u00a0Powerpoint <\/a>on bases in Iraq, Somali, Yugoslav, Afghan wars. Translations:<\/i> Spanish<\/a> Korean<\/a> Japanese<\/a> Italian <\/a>Finnish\u00a0<\/a>Bengali and Interview<\/a> (RealAudio) on Pacifica Radio<\/a> (6\/10\/03). Presentation<\/a> covered in Draft Notices. U.S. military bases map in the Mideast (color)<\/a>, (B&W<\/a>)\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

2002 Caspian Basin Oil <\/a>class website in Fall semester of Geography 378 (International Environmental Problems & Policy). Article<\/a> on website.<\/p>\n

2002 “What to Watch for in Afghanistan.<\/a>” In September 11 and the U.S. War: Beyond the Curtain of Smoke<\/em><\/a>. Roger Burbach and Ben Clarke, eds. San Francisco: City Lights Publishers. Also on Counterpunch.org<\/i>, and\u00a0OutlookIndia.com.\u00a0<\/i>Translations:<\/i> Japanese<\/a> Turkish<\/a><\/p>\n

2001. “A Briefing on the History of U.S. Interventions<\/a>,” on\u00a0Znet.org,<\/em> other websites.\u00a0Translations:\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/i>Georgian<\/a> Italian<\/a> Polish\u00a0<\/a>Danish<\/a><\/p>\n

2001 WORT call-in radio programs<\/a> with Ahmed Rashid\u00a0<\/a>in Pakistan and Robert Fisk<\/a> in Lebanon.<\/p>\n

2001 “Afghanistan is not simply like Vietnam<\/a>.” M<\/em>adison Times, Badger Herald, Indymedia.<\/i><\/p>\n

1999 “Kosovo, <\/a>Apaches, and Ethnic Cleansing<\/a>,” in The Circle <\/i>(Minneapolis), Zmag.org, Synthesis\/Regeneration.<\/i><\/p>\n

1999 “Two Wrongs Don’t Make a Right: A Cartographer’s View of the Yugoslav War<\/a>,” Wisconsin State Journal <\/i>and Wsws.org\u00a0 <\/i>Radio4All interview.<\/a>
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1997 “Packerland as Fatherland<\/a>,” satire on the Nationalism Project <\/i>website.<\/p>\n

1994\u00a0 “Erecting the New Wall:\u00a0 Geopolitics and the restructuring of Europe<\/a>,” Z<\/em> magazine<\/p>\n

1993-95 “War in the Caucasus<\/a>,” review of southern Russia, Chechnya, Georgia, and Azerbaijan, in Wisconsin State Journal<\/i> (Madison), Nonviolent Activist<\/i> (New York), and Z <\/i>magazine (Boston).<\/p>\n

1993 “Bosnia: Taking Sides is not Peacekeeping<\/a>,” in\u00a0Heartland<\/i> (Chicago) and The Edge<\/i> (Madison).<\/p>\n

1993 “Challenges to Moscow: Ethnicity Threatens Russia’s Unity,<\/a>” in Z<\/em> magazine.<\/p>\n

1992 “Sarajevo and Los Angeles: A Tale of Two Cities<\/a>,” in New Liberation News Service<\/em> \/ PSN News <\/i>(Washington) and The Edge<\/i> (Madison).<\/p>\n

1992 Somalia<\/a> conflict, in The Edge<\/em> (Madison), letter<\/a> to Christian Science Monitor<\/em><\/p>\n

1991 “The Geopolitics of the New Superpowers<\/a>,” in\u00a0Forward Motion<\/i> (Boston), and The Edge<\/i> (Madison).<\/p>\n

1990-91 Persian Gulf Crisis,<\/a> in Z<\/i> magazine (Boston), The Guardian <\/i>(New York), Shepherd Express<\/i> (Milwaukee), Forward Motion <\/i>(Boston), The Edge<\/i> (Madison).(Predicted Gulf War Syndrome, during January 1991 war.)<\/p>\n

1988 \u00a0The Hidden Life of Project D<\/a> [Dukakis], with Tim Kruse, in Against the Current.<\/em><\/p>\n

1987-91 Draft Counseling in the Gulf War,<\/a> published in Z <\/i>magazine when served as national associate director of the Committee Against Registration and the Draft (CARD), Madison, Wis. Produced national newsletter The Antidraft.<\/i><\/p>\n

1986 “Inside the Philippine Resistance<\/a>,” in Race and Class <\/i>(London).<\/p>\n

1985 Philippine nuclear power issues<\/a> and labor movement, in Chicago Sun-Times<\/a> <\/i>(Chicago), Peace News<\/i> (London), The Progressive<\/i> (Madison), The Guardian<\/i> (New York), Science for the People<\/i> (Boston), Heartland <\/i>(Chicago), Daily Cardinal<\/i> (Madison).<\/p>\n

1983 GI outreach by the European anti-nuclear movement<\/a>, in Race Today<\/i> (London), Peace News<\/i> (London), The Guardian<\/i> (New York), and Walking Point <\/i>(California).<\/p>\n

1983 Conflicts in Lebanon, Grenada, and Central America, in Daily Cardinal <\/i>(Madison).<\/p>\n

1983 Relations Between the Left and Indigenous Peoples <\/i>(unpublished manuscript, from Directed Studies with University of Wisconsin-Madison History Professor Steve Stern).<\/p>\n

1982-86 The Soviet nuclear program and Chernobyl<\/a>, in In These Times <\/i>(Chicago), Heartland<\/i> (Chicago ), Northern Sun News<\/i> (Minneapolis), Keep It In the Ground <\/i>(Amsterdam).<\/p>\n

1982 Interview with Mapuche leader Nilo Cayuqueo\u00a0<\/a>(JSTOR) on Indigenous peoples and the Left, in Latin American Perspectives<\/i> (Berkeley), Native Peoples News<\/i>(London), and Akwesasne Notes <\/i>(Mohawk Nation).<\/p>\n

1981 Project ELF naval antenna, in Northern Sun News <\/i>(Minneapolis), The Guardian<\/i><\/p>\n

1981 South African nuclear program and African uranium wars<\/a>, in Milwaukee Courier <\/i>(Wisconsin), Northern Sun News<\/i> (Minneapolis), North Country Anvil<\/i> (Minnesota), and Daily Cardinal <\/i><\/a>(Madison). Map<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Books:\u00a0 Publications, chapters, reviews Selected Articles: Indigenous, environmental, U.S. racism Selected Articles: Peace, antiwar, global 2026 From Wounded Knee to Iran: U.S. Military Interventions Since 1890. Versions of list on Zmag.org, Neravt.com, many other websites, and The Veteran (VVAW). Translations of list:\u00a0Spanish, French, Turkish, Italian, Chinese, Greek, Russian, Czech, Tamil, Portuguese, Hawaiian, Finnish. Video of … Continue reading Articles: Peace, antiwar, global<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":258,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/zoltan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1825"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/zoltan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/zoltan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/zoltan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/258"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/zoltan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1825"}],"version-history":[{"count":58,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/zoltan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1825\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2601,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/zoltan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1825\/revisions\/2601"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/zoltan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}