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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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January 05, 2016
China Tests New Rail-Mobile Missile Capable of Hitting all of US
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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January 04, 2016
Japan’s 5th Generation Stealth Fighter to Make Maiden Flight in Early 2016
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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January 04, 2016
Will Thailand Buy Russian T-90 Tanks?
By Franz-Stefan Gady
December 28, 2015
Vietnam Reveals New Drone for Patrolling the South China Sea
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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December 28, 2015
Japan Approves Record Defense Budget
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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December 22, 2015
How NATO Advises Afghanistan’s National Security Forces
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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December 22, 2015
US Navy’s Fleet of Littoral Combat Ships Will Be Cut to 40 Vessels
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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December 22, 2015
Afghanistan: 6 American Soldiers Killed in Taliban Suicide Attack
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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December 21, 2015
India Cleared Purchase of Russian S-400 Missile Defense System
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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December 21, 2015
Chinese Submarine Simulates Cruise Missile Attack on US Aircraft Carrier
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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December 13, 2015
Next Stop Jalalabad: Traveling on One of the World’s Most Dangerous Roads
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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