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
The CIA Is Better Than the U.S. Military at Creating Foreign Armies
Déjà vu all over again in Afghanistan: Negotiating with the Taliban to save heritage sites
“Our greatest value is our experience”: An interview with Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Vasyl Bodnar
Southern inclusivity is key to Yemen’s chances for lasting peace
Monday Briefing: Afghanistan: Herculean efforts and new threats
Building a Closer Black Sea: Promoting Trade and Economic Interdependence
Afghanistan: The US decides, but will Europe pay the bill?
Sectarianism and ideology: The cases of Iran and Saudi Arabia
حلقة 22: آراء من واشنطن – واقع اتفاقيات إبراهيم وإدارة بايدن
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