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
Corruption in Iran: A strategic instrument for the Islamic Republic regime
American Diplomacy Toward Lebanon With Amb. David Hale
Why they left: The causes and implications of the Russian peacekeepers’ withdrawal from Karabakh
Khamenei will maintain tight grip on Iran’s snap presidential election
Building a More Resilient Bahrain: An Integrated Approach to Climate Change, Socioeconomic, and Governance Challenges
Debunking the role of cloud seeding in the April Arabian Gulf floods
Weekly Briefing: Rafah strike exposes the hollowness of America’s “values”-centric foreign policy agenda
Rafah operation won’t help Israel escape its political doom loop
Post-disaster reconstruction: Tackling water security in Derna after Storm Daniel
Netanyahu Must Choose: Endless War in Gaza or Biden's Remarkable Deal
Deterrence Reasserted? Debating Iran's Missile Capabilities and Willingness to Use Force
Qatar’s LNG expansion plans and the issue of market oversupply
China, the US, and the battle for Middle Eastern technology