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
Beyond Performativity: Islamic State (ISIL) and Indonesia’s Counter-radicalization Challenge
G.C.C., Iran Look to Sea Trade to Reduce Dependence on Oil
Clash—Hit Movie about Post-2011 Egypt Fails to Provoke
Sharing a Pot of Gold: Iran, Qatar and the Pars Gas Field
Monday Briefing: Turkey's Iran Outreach and Regional Diplomatic Strategy
Minority Shi‘a Groups as a Part of Civil Society in Indonesia
Military Cooperation in MENA: Uncertainty in the Face of Changing Threats
Unpacking Turkey’s Failed Coup: Causes and Consequences
Russian Bombers in Iran and Tehran's Internal Power Struggle