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
Revolutionary narratives: The Islamic Republic’s greatest strength
مخاوف طهران المتزايدة بشأن الاعتماد المفرط على بكين
Struggle over legitimacy in Libya begins third period of dueling governments
Monday Briefing: President Biden’s decision shortchanges the Afghan people
تفاصيل هجوم "داعش" على سجن الصناعة في مدينة الحسكة السورية
A closer look at the ISIS attack on Syria’s al-Sina Prison
Thanks to Iran, Israel emerges stronger as the US shifts its focus away from the Middle East
Promoting Entrepreneurship in MENA: A Catalyst for a Sustained and Inclusive Recovery from COVID-19
Saudi Arabia’s natural gas aspirations: The domestic outlook