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
Lens on North Africa: The Rise of a New Generation of Photographers
Pakistan at 75: The clock has run out for business as usual
Weekly Briefing: US Assistant Secretary Leaf swings through regional hotspots
Dysfunctional centralization and growing fragility under Taliban rule
The causes and consequences of Israel’s latest attack against Islamic Jihad in Gaza
Mediterranean Wildfires in the Age of Climate Change
Expert Views: The implications of this summer’s scorching heatwaves
On the anniversary of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan
Emirati-backed forces eye Yemen’s energy heartland
Iran’s Arab strategy: What is it, and what do Arabs make of it?
Monday Briefing: How the complex Middle East landscape affects a possible Iran deal
Morocco’s green mobility revolution: The geo-economic factors driving its rise as an electric vehicle manufacturing hub