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
Book Talk: All She Lost: The Explosion in Lebanon, the Collapse of a Nation and the Women who Survive
Egypt’s Economy: Missed Opportunities and Flawed Priorities
Moving to a post-Khamenei era: Cutthroat competition within the supreme leader’s office
Five key takeaways from new poll ahead of Iran’s parliamentary elections
Polling suggests Iran’s 2024 parliamentary election will see record low turnout
Why Gulf Arab states are not intervening in the Red Sea
Are Iran and Turkey on a collision course over West Azerbaijan?
Special Briefing: Can diplomats pause the fighting in Gaza?
Maintaining the best thing the US built in Iraq: Continued support to the Iraqi Counterterrorism Service