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Franz-Stefan Gady

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 PBSamong others.

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Posts by Franz-Stefan Gady
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November 20, 2015

Confirmed: China Buys 24 Advanced Fighter Jets From Russia

By Franz-Stefan Gady
With a $2 billion contract, China becomes the first foreign buyer of the Russian Sukhoi Su-35.
November 19, 2015

China to Retire Its Armored Tank Destroyers

By Franz-Stefan Gady
The Chinese military is replacing its tank destroyers with anti-tank missiles and attack helicopters.

November 18, 2015

China and US Hold Joint Naval Exercise

By Franz-Stefan Gady
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Stethem arrives in Shanghai ahead of the drills.

November 18, 2015

Confirmed: ‘Russia’s Deadliest Sub’ Test Fires 2 Ballistic Missiles

By Franz-Stefan Gady
A submerged Russian submarine successfully launched two ballistic missiles.

November 17, 2015

India Inducts First Squadron of Anti-Submarine Warfare Plane

By Franz-Stefan Gady
India’s defense minister officially inducted eight Boeing P-8I Poseidon aircraft into the Indian Navy last week.
November 17, 2015

China to Receive Russia’s S-400 Missile Defense Systems in 12-18 Months

By Franz-Stefan Gady
With the exception of an approximate delivery date, details of the Sino-Russian weapons deal remain murky.

November 13, 2015

Groundhog Day: China-Pakistan JF-17 Fighter Has its First Buyer

By Franz-Stefan Gady
China and Pakistan (again?) signed a contract with an unidentified Asian country.
November 13, 2015

100 Percent of Targets Destroyed: Japan Is Testing New Missile in US

By Franz-Stefan Gady
The Japanese military has been conducting missile drills at a US test site.

November 13, 2015

Revealed: Russia’s Top Secret Nuclear Torpedo

By Franz-Stefan Gady
Moscow’s new weapon could obliterate entire coastal cities.

November 13, 2015

F-35’s Joint Strike Missile Successfully Completes Flight Test in US

By Franz-Stefan Gady
The test was hailed as a 'milestone' by the missile’s developers.

November 11, 2015

Putin Sends Russian Military to North Korea

By Franz-Stefan Gady
A Russian military delegation is currently in Pyongyang talking to the Command of the Korean People’s Army.
November 11, 2015

Remembering Texas and the Battle of the Alamo in Japan

By Franz-Stefan Gady
How a poem by a Japanese scholar further glorified the most mythologized event in the history of Texas.

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