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
Background briefing: The social media war in the Middle East
Afghan filmmaker Sahraa Karimi tells her people’s story — and her own
Exploring the feasibility of the Jordan-Israel energy and water deal
Morocco’s new government lays out budget priorities, but can it pay for them?
A More Balanced and Long-Term Approach to U.S. Policy in the Middle East
مخاوف خامنئي على مستقبل رجال الدين الإيرانيين (الجزء الثاني)
ميليشيات العراق تسعى لاستغلال وجود القوات الأمريكية
Khamenei’s concerns over the future of the Iranian clergy (Part 3)
Monday Briefing: A flurry of diplomatic exchanges on the eve of the GCC Summit
The post-Hirak presidency: Tebboune’s promises and achievements two years on