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Franz-Stefan Gady
Franz-Stefan Gady is a Research Fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) focused on future conflict and the future of war. Follow him on Twitter.
Franz-Stefan Gady is a Fellow with the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London and a columnist for The Diplomat. He is the author of a number of monographs and book chapters on Asian and European security issues.
Franz-Stefan was a Senior Editor with The Diplomat. He has also reported from a wide range of countries and conflict zones including Afghanistan, Iraq, and Pakistan. His writing and photos have appeared in The International New York Times, BBC News, Foreign Affairs Magazine, Foreign Policy, The Christian Science Monitor, and Slate among other publications.
His analysis has been featured in The Financial Times and The Wallstreet Journal, and on Al Jazeera and PBS, among others.
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March 30, 2016
Australia’s Navy Begins Testing Combat Systems on Its First Air Warfare Destroyer
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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March 30, 2016
US Navy’s Lethal New Destroyer Completes Builder’s Trials
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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March 29, 2016
Philippines to Get New Anti-Submarine Warfare Helicopter
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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March 29, 2016
South Korea Launches First Indonesian Stealth Submarine
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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March 29, 2016
New Radar Facility: Japan Expands Military Presence in East China Sea
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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March 28, 2016
Russia to Deploy Missile Systems on Kuril Islands
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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March 25, 2016
Russia to Arm Attack Submarines With New Long-Range Missile
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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March 25, 2016
US Army Orders New Armored Fighting Vehicle
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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March 24, 2016
Did Pakistan Decide to Buy China’s Newest Attack Helicopter?
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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March 24, 2016
South Korea Unveils New Elite Unit of Marines
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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March 24, 2016
Is North Korea Fighting for Assad in Syria?
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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