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
New US pier off Gaza holds opportunities beyond humanitarian aid
Migration in North Africa: EU Engagement & Policies
A Turkish foreign minister in China: Subtitles of a silent visit
Beyond guns and oil: The emerging soft power rivalry between Iran and Saudi Arabia
The clock is ticking to reset Kuwait’s economic course and reinstate legislature
Monday Briefing: After Gantz’s resignation, the far right reasserts dominance over the Israeli government at a particularly sensitive time
From “fierce entanglement” to a viable path toward Palestinian statehood: A pragmatic proposal
Raisi's death underscores Iran’s instability and potential post-Khamenei destabilization
Book Launch Event | "The Melting Point : High Command and War in the 21st Century"
Climate-smart cities in the MENA region: Promise and pitfalls
Israel’s standing on the international stage amid the Rafah offensive
Monday Briefing: The Israeli ship is drifting, ever more dangerously, in uncharted waters