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
Iran’s threats could strengthen Azerbaijan-Israel relations
Cost of Conflict: An Analysis of the Costs of Russia’s Ongoing Hostilities in the Black Sea Region
The Schism of Jihadism in the Sahel: How Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State are Battling for Legitimacy in the Sahelian Context
A view from the Hill: Congressional action targeting the MENA region, July-September 2021
Overcoming unemployment in Jordan: The need for evidence-based policies
The humanitarian and human security crises in Afghanistan
Special Briefing: A reshaping of the Iraqi political scene, despite low turnout
How digital rights are key to protecting Afghans under the Taliban
The Middle East Futures Forum
Cyclone Shaheen: A reminder of the Arabian Peninsula’s vulnerability to extreme weather events
How a new exhibition by a Kuwaiti artist sheds light on the Gulf’s disappearing modern architecture
Thinking MENA Futures: The Next Five Years and Beyond