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
Egypt's Deregulated Property Market: A Crisis of Affordability
Islamic Calligraphy in China: Images and Histories
Iran’s Failed Foreign Policy: Dealing from a Position of Weakness
The Kurds' New Clout in U.S. Ties with Turkey and Iraq
Grass-Roots Governing in Bethlehem: A Talk with Mayor Vera Baboun
Bringing China and Islam Closer: The First Chinese Azharites
Cairo’s Townhouse Gallery: Social Transformation through Art
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Pakistan’s Balancing Act Between Saudi Arabia and Iran
Atrocities in Syria: Who Will Be Left to Speak for Me?