Dr. Stephen J. Blank is Senior Fellow at Foreign Policy Research Institute’s Eurasia Program. He has published over 900 articles and monographs on Soviet/Russian, U.S., Asian, and European military and foreign policies, testified frequently before Congress on Russia, China, and Central Asia, consulted for the Central Intelligence Agency, major think tanks and foundations, chaired major international conferences in the U.S. and in Florence; Prague; and London, and has been a commentator on foreign affairs in the media in the U.S. and abroad. He has also advised major corporations on investing in Russia and is a consultant for the Gerson Lehrmann Group.
Stephen has published or edited 15 books, most recently Russo-Chinese Energy Relations: Politics in Command (London: Global Markets Briefing, 2006). He has also published Natural Allies? Regional Security in Asia and Prospects for Indo-American Strategic Cooperation (Carlisle, PA: Strategic Studies Institute, U.S. Army War College, 2005). He is currently completing a book entitled Light From the East: Russia’s Quest for Great Power Status in Asia to be published in 2014 by Ashgate. Dr. Blank is also the author of The Sorcerer as Apprentice: Stalin’s Commissariat of Nationalities (Greenwood, 1994); and the co-editor of The Soviet Military and the Future (Greenwood, 1992).
The Latest from Stephen Blank
Staying the course … for now: Germany’s MENA policy under the Scholz government
Special Briefing: Egypt's parliament strikes back on the budget
MEI-NAPI Roundtable on the Environment in Tunisia: A Youth Perspective On Challenges & Opportunities
Will Erdogan’s Turkey Gain From the War in Ukraine?
Canada-Iran soccer row highlights the ongoing fight over Flight 752
Economic Diversification and Energy Transition in Iraq and the Gulf
Bridging the Cost Gap: Three Labor Policies to Close the Wage Gap Between Saudi and Foreign Labor
Turkey: A new emerging gas player with resources and infrastructure
Iraq once again leaps into the void, but not before political elites secure funding
Pahlavi address highlights growing disillusionment with Iran’s leadership and the search for alternatives
Tunisian labor confederation challenges the president
Monday Briefing: Under brutal pressure, Israel’s coalition is on the verge of crumbling
Looking to the skies: The growing interest in cloud seeding technology in the Gulf
Amid dust storms and drought, Turkey and Iran are at odds over transboundary water management