Franz-Stefan Gady


Franz-Stefan Gady is an associate fellow for cyber power and future conflict at the International Institute for Strategic Studies, an adjunct senior fellow for defense at the Center for a New American Security, and the author of Die Rückkehr des Krieges: Warum wir wieder lernen müssen, mit Krieg umzugehen (The Return of War: Why We Must Relearn How to Deal With War).

Articles by Franz-Stefan Gady
A soldier stands in a field with bare trees behind him. He holds a large winged drone up as he launches it against a cloudy dramatic sky.
A soldier stands in a field with bare trees behind him. He holds a large winged drone up as he launches it against a cloudy dramatic sky.
An image from a video released by a source in the Ukrainian Security Service shows a Ukrainian drone striking a Russian aircraft deep in Russian territory on June 1.
An image from a video released by a source in the Ukrainian Security Service shows a Ukrainian drone striking a Russian aircraft deep in Russian territory on June 1.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, wearing a suit, ducks under a tank as military officials in camouflage gear walk with him.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, wearing a suit, ducks under a tank as military officials in camouflage gear walk with him.
French soldiers participate in a NATO military exercise at the Hohenfels training area in southern Germany, on Sept. 14, 2023.
French soldiers participate in a NATO military exercise at the Hohenfels training area in southern Germany, on Sept. 14, 2023.
A British soldier takes part in a NATO exercise near the Estonian-Latvian border in Voru, Estonia, on May 25, 2022.
A British soldier takes part in a NATO exercise near the Estonian-Latvian border in Voru, Estonia, on May 25, 2022.
A member of a Ukrainian special police unit falls after firing a D-30 howitzer toward Russian positions near Kreminna, Ukraine, on July 7, 2023.
A member of a Ukrainian special police unit falls after firing a D-30 howitzer toward Russian positions near Kreminna, Ukraine, on July 7, 2023.
The silhouette of a drone operator in Ukraine
The silhouette of a drone operator in Ukraine
Joaquin Phoenix (center) stars in the film "Napoleon."
Joaquin Phoenix (center) stars in the film "Napoleon."
Flares and smoke contrails extend from an Israeli F-15 Eagle fighter in flight against a blue sky.
Flares and smoke contrails extend from an Israeli F-15 Eagle fighter in flight against a blue sky.
A Taurus KEPD 350 cruise missile made by the German-Swedish company Taurus Systems is shown at the International Defense and Security Fair in Madrid on May 17.
A Taurus KEPD 350 cruise missile made by the German-Swedish company Taurus Systems is shown at the International Defense and Security Fair in Madrid on May 17.
New gun barrels for Leopard battle tanks are shown at the facility of German arms maker Rheinmetall in Unterlüss, Germany, on June 6.
New gun barrels for Leopard battle tanks are shown at the facility of German arms maker Rheinmetall in Unterlüss, Germany, on June 6.
A Tornado reconnaissance aircraft takes off from a military airbase in Jagel, Germany, on Dec. 10, 2015.
A Tornado reconnaissance aircraft takes off from a military airbase in Jagel, Germany, on Dec. 10, 2015.
A Ukrainian artillery soldier fires a howitzer toward Russian positions near Bakhmut, Ukraine.
A Ukrainian artillery soldier fires a howitzer toward Russian positions near Bakhmut, Ukraine.
Normandy landing during World War II
Normandy landing during World War II