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
Future Projections for the Middle East: Game-Changers for 2030 and Beyond
Iraq’s ancient city of Babylon gets long-overdue international recognition
Arabicity: Bringing the art of the Middle East to Washington
New leadership and new challenges for Saudi Arabia's oil industry
Yemen’s peace process: The Hodeida Agreement that never was?
The Ongoing Divide: Palestinian Participation in Israeli Elections
Monday Briefing: Attack on Saudi oil facilities has an impact far beyond the kingdom
Israeli elections: Sound and fury — signifying little
Russia, Iran, and the competition to shape Syria’s future
Israel’s upcoming elections: Much ado about nothing?