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
Caught in the crossfire: How the Iran-Israel war undermines Erdoğan’s agenda
US has an opening to force concessions from Iran in a potential deal
A divided and distracted America edges towards another major Middle East war
Bridging Worlds: The Power and Practice of Cultural Diplomacy
Bonus Episode: Updates on the Israel-Iran Conflict
The Israel-Iran war: Scenarios for the days — and years — ahead
The Iran-Israel Conflict and the Future of the Iranian Regime
Where do we go from here? Day 5 of the Israel-Iran war
Sanctions are lifting, but Syrians still can’t go home