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
Khamenei: U.S. Made “Strategic Mistake” in Syria, Iran “Won’t Leave the Field”
Iran-Controlled Militia Groups Make Military Advances in Western Mosul
Senior I.R.G.C. Commander Killed in Iran’s Restive Province Just Days after ISIS Video
Strikes on Syria: Game Changer for U.S.-Turkey Relations?
U.S. Strike in Syria Prompts Angry Reaction, Threats from Tehran
Senior Iranian Military Official: U.S. Will Suffer Consequences of Its “Strategic Mistake” in Syria
Iran-Controlled Militia Group Says U.S. Strike Won’t Alter War Trajectory in Syria
Top Iranian Cleric Defends Assad, Blames U.S. for Chemical Attack
I.R.G.C. Media Defends Assad as U.S. Mulls Military Responses to Syrian Chemical Attack