Resize Text: Russia claims to be a great Asian power, but its policies have failed to develop the Russian Far East or to use the energy lever at its disposal to develop the region or become a major, reliable energy provider. These failures owe much to the nature of the Russian politcal and economic system, and, as a result of Moscow's failure, Russia is running the risk of coming under China's politcal and economic influence.
Stephen Blank is a professor of Russian national security studies at the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College in Pennsylvania. Dr. Blank has been Professor of National Security Affairs at the Strategic Studies Institute since 1989. In 1998-2001 he was Douglas MacArthur Professor of Research at the War College. He has published over 600 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 CIA, major think tanks, and foundations; chaired major international conferences in the United States and abroad in Florence, Prague, and London; and has been a commentator on foreign affairs in the media in the United States and abroad. He has also advised major corporations on investing in Russia and is a consultant for the Gerson Lehrmann Group. The views expressed here do not represent those of the U.S. Army, the Defense Department, or the U.S. Government.
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