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
Under Pressure, Syria's Rebels Face al-Nusra Quandary
Monday Briefing: After Turkey's Failed Coup, How Far Will the Crackdown Go?
After Fallujah: Security, Governance, and the Next Battle Against ISIS
The Role of Emotional Intelligence in Humanitarian Response
Defusing Tensions at Sea: U.S.-Iran Maritime Relations in the Persian Gulf
Disaster Law: The Rubric of Institutional Preparedness in Disaster Risk Reduction
Monday Briefing: Chilcot Report, French FM in Lebanon, Iran Economy
A New Taliban Leadership and Peace Prospects in Afghanistan
Weekly Briefing: Baghdad Bombing, NATO Summit, Israel’s Africa Outreach, and Saudi Embassy Trial in Iran