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
Keynote Address: General (ret.) Joseph Votel on U.S. Middle East Priorities
Despair and Decay: East Ghouta After 18 Months of Renewed Regime Rule
Othman & Leila Benjelloun receive 2019 MEI Visionary Award
Nadine Labaki receives 2019 Issam M. Fares Award for Excellence
The Middle East in 2020 – What are the Pathways to Stability?
China’s Outbound Tourism as a Soft Power Tool in the Middle East
Morocco seeks to position itself on the world stage
Syria tops the agenda as Erdogan heads to Washington
US and World Bank host talks on long-running Egypt-Ethiopia-Sudan water dispute
Pakistan’s anti-government protests put Khan in a bind
Despite the hurdles, an opportunity for de-escalation in Yemen
Perpetual Identities: Interview with Katya Traboulsi