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
The intricacies of climate finance in the MENA region: Challenges and the way forward
Russia's Influence in MENA After a Year of War in Ukraine
The dilemma of public sector salary payments in Yemen
One Year Later: The War In Ukraine And The MENA Region | Facing The Economic Shocks
Warranted skepticism in Eastern and Central Europe
Challenges of mechanized and combined arms warfare: Lessons for Ukraine from Syria and Iraq
MEI's Arts and Culture Center joins DESIGNEAST in Dubai
Weekly Briefing: Tending the garden – Secretary Blinken’s visit to Turkey and Greece
As great power competition in the Middle East heats up, polling data shows a complex picture of popular attitudes
Iraq needs renewables, but they won’t solve its power problems without broader reforms
After Oil-for-Security: A Blueprint for Resetting U.S.-Saudi Security Relations
Algeria, Morocco and Western Sahara: Why Tension, Not Conflict, Has Become the Norm