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 IRGC reshuffle and its security implications
The Gulf states, the “deal of the century,” and the Iranian threat
Divided over narratives: The new fault line in the Arab World
OPEC+ agrees to production-cut extension and new charter amid rising Middle East tensions
Modi 2.0 and Returning Indian Migrants: The Case of Bahrain
Missile defense, spinach pastry, and fighter jets: The S-400 leaves Turkey looking for an F-35 alternative
Monday Briefing: Pakistani PM Khan heads to the White House
The Lion and The Eagle: The Syrian Arab Army’s Destruction and Rebirth
The Abu Dhabi Policing Laboratory: Building Security, Forging Community
Monday Briefing: US and Turkey face S-400 confrontation
Shale oil and the illusion of US energy independence