Articles by Stephen Blank

Stephen Blank: The Kremlin’s bluff in Afghanistan

Stephen Blank: Balkan corruption is Russia’s faithful friend

Stephen Blank: Biden administration must provide F-15 jets to Ukraine

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Stephen Blank: Upgrading Ukraine’s Air Force could deter Russia

Stephen Blank: Still time for the US to block Nord Stream’s Balkan brother

Stephen Blank: Calling Moscow’s bluff

Stephen Blank: Biden’s first decision

Stephen Blank: Reform-minded Russian industrialists can help the US contain Vladimir Putin

Stephen Blank: Azerbaijan and Central Asia are caught in Russia’s oil war

Stephen Blank: Behind Moscow’s arms control offensive

Stephen Blank: US should revive Lend-Lease to contain Russia

Stephen Blank: Putin’s next aggression

Stephen Blank: Ukraine faces a decisive December in a rapidly deteriorating geopolitical …

Stephen Blank: Russia’s response to nuclear disaster – lie, cover up

Stephen Blank: Preparing for the US-Ukraine summit

Stephen Blank: How to advance European security against Russia

Stephen Blank: Russia’s dangerous new ploy – US trading Ukraine for Venezuela

Stephen Blank: Vladimir Putin does Shakespeare

Stephen Blank: Bad advice

Stephen Blank: Nord Stream 2 is a deal with the devil

Stephen Blank: Don’t forget the Black Sea and the Balkans

Stephen Blank: Putin’s grand energy strategy is more ambitious than you think

Stephen Blank: Trump’s presents for Putin

Stephen Blank: Germany power plan would be a gift to Putin

Stephen Blank, Debra Cagan: Russia pays no price for piracy in Kerch Strait

Stephen Blank: Russia’s provocations in the Sea of Azov – what should be done?

Stephen Blank: Why is the Sea of Azov so important?

Stephen Blank: Church splits, and Putin loses big

Stephen Blank: Ukraine’s golden opportunity to integrate with Europe that everyone has …

Stephen Blank: What Ukraine needs to get Putin’s attention

Stephen Blank: Forget defense spending debates. Here’s what NATO summit should focus on

Stephen Blank: Moscow’s maritime threats to Ukraine

Stephen Blank: How the US can shore up Ukraine’s vulnerabilities in the Black Sea

Stephen Blank: From Russia with hate

Stephen Blank: Ukraine is not an afterthought

Stephen Blank: Lost in memo frenzy, White House passed on punishing Russia for 2016 …

Stephen Blank: What Lavrov’s lies mean for Ukraine

Stephen Blank: Backsliding on democracy imperils security in Ukraine and Poland

Stephen Blank: Will Trump finally arm Ukraine?

Stephen Blank: The high stakes of Ukraine’s reform struggle

Stephen Blank: How Trump can get Putin’s attention

Stephen Blank: Russia’s newest aggression in Ukraine

Stephen Blank: There he goes again. Putin meddles in the South Caucasus

Stephen Blank: Buying the rope? Sanctions, Europe and Russia

Stephen Blank: Trump’s opportunity to arm Ukraine

Stephen Blank: Buying the Rope? Sanctions, Europe, and Russia

Stephen Blank: How history will remember Vladimir Putin

Stephen Blank: It’s counterintuitive, but arming Ukraine will actually save US taxpayers …

Stephen Blank: NATO’s real problem isn’t defense spending

Stephen Blank: Is Russia getting ready to invade Ukraine again?

Stephen Blank: Wanted – leader of the free world

Stephen Blank: What Pence should have said – Russia is the most urgent security threat

Stephen Blank: Are the Baltic states really indefensible?

Stephen Blank: Negotiating with Russia – a scenario for success

Stephen Blank: Russia’s war on the West is real. Why aren’t we fighting back?

Stephen Blank: Has Putin finally stepped on his own rake in Syria?

Stephen Blank: Erdogan – How I learned to stop worrying and love Russian encirclement

Stephen Blank: Putin’s Balkan insecurities