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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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July 13, 2015

China Wants to Develop a New Long-Range Strategic Bomber

By Franz-Stefan Gady
Can China’s aviation industry deliver?
July 09, 2015

Japan Seeks To Export its New Sub-Hunting Plane

By Franz-Stefan Gady
Tokyo has ambitions to become a global supplier of military hardware.

July 08, 2015

Russia to Develop 'Aircraft Carrier Killer Sub'

By Franz-Stefan Gady
What do we know about Moscow's ambitious plan to build a new class of fifth generation subs?

July 07, 2015

Can Fiction Predict the Future of Warfare?

By Franz-Stefan Gady
Perhaps, but more importantly it tells us about how we want the future of war to look like.

July 07, 2015

Is Russia’s Nuclear-Capable Sub Killer Helicopter Making a Comeback?

By Franz-Stefan Gady
Armed with a nuclear anti-submarine bomb, this aircraft could spell trouble for Western subs.
July 06, 2015

How Many Ballistic Missile Submarines Will Russia Build?

By Franz-Stefan Gady
The head of the Russian Navy is considering increasing the number of SSBNs to be commissioned past 2020.

July 07, 2015

Hillary Clinton Is Angry With China Over Cyber Attacks

By Franz-Stefan Gady
Will cyber attacks purportedly carried out by Chinese hackers be a campaign issue in 2016?
July 03, 2015

Russia's Deadliest Sub Will Have a New Home by October

By Franz-Stefan Gady
Construction at the Rybachiy Nuclear Submarine Base is moving according to plan, a Russian official tells the press.

July 02, 2015

Can the F-35 Beat the F-16 After all?

By Franz-Stefan Gady
The Pentagon argues that a recently leaked report does not 'tell the entire story.'

July 02, 2015

What Does the US Military See as Its Greatest Threat?

By Franz-Stefan Gady
China's activities in the South China Sea are prominently featured in the Pentagon's latest strategy document.

July 02, 2015

No More Easy Victories for the U.S. Military?

By Franz-Stefan Gady
America's enemies have gone to school and are developing counter-strategies to challenge its military supremacy.
July 01, 2015

Russia's Secret New Weapon: Should the West Be Afraid?

By Franz-Stefan Gady
Moscow is working on a new weapon allegedly capable of penetrating any missile defense system.

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