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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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Posts by Franz-Stefan Gady

September 02, 2015

China Unveils Its Largest Killer Drone To Date

By Franz-Stefan Gady

Beijing’s biggest combat UAV has made its maiden flight.

September 01, 2015

Revealed: China’s Secret Censorship Instructions for Its Military Parade

By Franz-Stefan Gady

Beijing threatens that violators of the guidelines will "be dealt with seriously."

September 01, 2015

Japan’s Defense Ministry Wants Record Military Budget for 2016

By Franz-Stefan Gady

If approved, the new defense budget would be Tokyo’s largest in 14 years.

September 01, 2015

Russia Might Be Working on New ‘F-35 Killer’ Drone

By Franz-Stefan Gady

An aircraft model at the MAKS airshow near Moscow might provide some clues on future Russian UAV programs.

September 01, 2015

US Is (Almost) Ready to Impose Economic Sanctions on China Over Cyberespionage

By Franz-Stefan Gady

Economic sanctions against Chinese companies and individuals could be imposed within the next two weeks.

August 31, 2015

Philippines Asks for US Military Assistance in South China Sea

By Franz-Stefan Gady

Manila feels harassed by Beijing when resupplying its military personnel in the West Philippine Sea.

August 31, 2015

Will Pakistan Soon Have the World’s Third-Largest Nuclear Arsenal?

By Franz-Stefan Gady

Just how many nuclear weapons does Pakistan have?

August 31, 2015

Revealed: China for the First Time Publicly Displays ‘Guam Killer’ Missile

By Franz-Stefan Gady

In preparation for a military parade, Beijing has for the first time openly revealed one of its deadliest missiles.

August 28, 2015

What Japan’s Defense White Paper Says About North Korea

By Franz-Stefan Gady

Pyongyang’s ballistic missile program is “profoundly worrisome” to Tokyo.

August 26, 2015

Are U.S. Military Bases Abroad Harming the United States?

By Franz-Stefan Gady

A new book argues that U.S. military installations abroad are undermining America’s soft power worldwide.

August 25, 2015

US Will Send B-2 Bombers to Guam in Support of South Korea

By Franz-Stefan Gady

Is it too soon to tell whether the recent agreement will reduce tensions on the Korean Peninsula?

August 25, 2015

Will the US Air Force’s Top-Secret Bomber Cost $3 Billion Per Plane?

By Franz-Stefan Gady

Uncertainty continues to linger over the real costs of the Pentagon's new bomber.