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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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December 08, 2015
Revenge of the Taliban: The Story of the Afghan Soldier Mumtaz
By Franz-Stefan Gady
November 26, 2015
Pakistan’s First Female Fighter Pilot Killed in Crash
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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November 26, 2015
China Tests New Hypersonic Weapon
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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November 25, 2015
US B-52 Bombers to Get New Long-Range Cruise Missile
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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November 25, 2015
Pakistan to Stick With Russian Engine for JF-17 Fighter Jet
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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November 24, 2015
US Navy’s Prototype Robot Ship Gets New Sonar
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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November 24, 2015
US Cyber Command’s Veiled Threat: China ‘Vulnerable’ in Cyberspace
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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November 24, 2015
Australia Begins Construction of Final Air Warfare Destroyer
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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November 24, 2015
US Approves Sale of 3 Global Hawk Drones to Japan
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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November 21, 2015
China is on ‘High Alert’ for Japan’s ‘Intervention’ in South China Sea
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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November 21, 2015
F-35 Too Expensive: US Air Force Might Buy 72 New F-15 or F-16 Fighter Jets
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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