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
Iran’s political deadlock — and a way out the regime is unlikely to take
From coalition to confrontation: Saudi-UAE rivalry in Yemen and its regional implications
For the International Stabilization Force, key questions abound
Iran’s Axis of Resistance after the 12-day war: Adaptation, restructuring, and reconstitution
US-Saudi Relationship in the Wake of MBS’s Visit
Unfinished business will drive the Mideast agenda in 2026
The GCC AI Stack: A Roadmap for Gulf Leadership in the Global Technology Race
A year after Assad’s fall, Syria faces a pivotal moment. Washington must lead.
Israel’s Clan Strategy in Gaza: Using Disorder to Create Order?
