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
Putin in Palmyra: How Russia won the “truth” battle in Syria and learned lessons for Ukraine
How the MENA region’s climate regime influences its water resources
The digital Middle East: Another front in Russia’s information war
Why the latest escalation in the West Bank and East Jerusalem is unlikely to lead to a repeat of last year’s Gaza war
Europe and the Middle East after Ukraine: A strategic reorientation
ISIS Is Recovering in Syria, But Stability Is Vitally Needed
Monday Briefing: In Ukraine the focus of the war shifts to the east
«داعش» يتعافى في سوريا… لكن الحاجة ماسة إلى الاستقرار
Report Launch: Forecasting Growth in the Middle East and North Africa in Times of Uncertainty
What would an Arab-Israeli military alliance mean for Iran?
What can the Syrian civil war tell us about the war in Ukraine?
MEI Defense Leadership Series: Episode 17 with Congressman Mike Waltz