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
Tensions Over Restricted Access to al-Aqsa During Ramadan
“For Arabs, by Arabs”: Inaugural Design Doha Biennial spotlights emerging voices in Middle Eastern design
Sweeping the minefield: The case for a NATO Black Sea Fleet
Monday Briefing: How an emerging US-Israeli rift impacts Washington’s policy approach toward the war in Gaza
A better development funding model for Lebanon: Prospects, challenges, and applicable lessons
The Next Paradigm-Shattering Threat? Right-Sizing the Potential Impacts of Generative AI on Terrorism
The devastating impact of Gaza’s acute and prolonged water crisis
Iran’s Record-Low Election Turnout: Why Voters Stayed Away and What It Means for the Islamic Republic’s Future
Moving to a post-Khamenei era: Iran’s new rubber-stamp Assembly of Experts
Rebuilding Gaza: Navigating the politics of infrastructure
The Evolving Conflict Between Hezbollah and Israel
Monday Briefing: Gaps between Biden and Netanyahu surface in public