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
Jordan’s Role in a Region in Crisis: A Conversation with Ambassador Dina Kawar
Azar Nafisi in Conversation: The Role of Literature in Times of Crisis
In Syria’s fragile transition there’s a glimmer of a more stable Middle East
Deepening Pakistan’s enduring civil-military imbalance
Syria Looks to a Future Unburdened from US Sanctions
Q&A: Why Trump’s Gulf Tour Matters for Energy, AI, and Geopolitics
Trump’s diplomatic failures with Russia cast a pall over his Middle East efforts
The long-term challenges of reconstruction in the Middle East
Managing Threats to Food Security: Water and Agricultural Resilience in North Africa
Is the Two-State Solution Still Viable? Saudi Spokesperson Fahad Nazer Makes the Case.