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
Explaining India’s Position on Jerusalem and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
IRGC chief: Expansion of Basij-like “resistance” groups in region has rattled Israel
Monday Briefing: Senate moves to end US engagement in Yemen conflict
IRGC says suicide assailants attacked its base near Pakistan’s border
Iranian outlets analyze implications of Trump-Kim meeting on Iran nuclear deal
Iran-backed group says Hashd al-Shaabi will not merge into Iraq’s security institutions
The way forward for Palestine: Fatah, Hamas and Dahlan
Sub-Saharan Africa must respect North Africa's water rights
Iranian protesters clash with police over water dispute in Isfahan
Arab summit calls on Iran to end “expansionist policies”, return disputed islands to UAE
Iran-backed militia groups will receive full military benefits under new decree