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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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November 11, 2015
Revealed: China Tests Secret Missile Capable of Hitting US Satellites
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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November 10, 2015
China Displays New 5th Generation Stealth Fighter
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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November 10, 2015
Russia’s Military Spending to Increase Modestly in 2016
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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November 10, 2015
China Stations Combat Aircraft on South China Sea Island
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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November 07, 2015
Revealed: Russia Test-Fired Nuclear Missiles
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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November 06, 2015
Who’s Red Teaming the Red Teamers?
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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November 06, 2015
US Hawks Want 12 Aircraft Carriers for US Navy
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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November 06, 2015
Will India Deliver Attack Helicopters to Afghanistan?
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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November 05, 2015
‘Little Blue Men:’ Doing China’s Dirty Work in the South China Sea
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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November 04, 2015
Closest Encounter Since 2006: Chinese Submarine Tailed US Aircraft Carrier
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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November 04, 2015
Will India Purchase 154 Fighter Jets From Russia?
By Franz-Stefan Gady
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