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
NATO and its Eastern Flank: Challenges of a post-COVID environment
The Abbas declaration: Why this time may be different
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Rival Afghan leaders strike a power-sharing deal, but there are plenty of other obstacles on the road to peace
The Tumultuous Decade: Recapping a Decade of Polling in the Middle East
China’s Maritime Silk Road and the Middle East: Tacking Against the Wind
Afghanistan: Intensifying conflict and a political power-sharing deal
Israel finally has a government, but for how long?
Egypt’s potential perfect storm: Pandemic, recession, returnees, and remittance losses
With an eye on 2023, Turkey continues its crackdown on the Kurdish political movement
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