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Modern Warfare | Defense & Military Analyst | Author of ‚How the United States Would Fight China: The Risks of Pursuing a Rapid Victory‘ (September 2025)

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Franz-Stefan Gady
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Heute erscheint mein Buch 'Die Rückkehr des Krieges' bei @quadrigaverlag. Es dient als Handbuch für politische Entscheidungsträger und die breite Öffentlichkeit, um ein tieferes Verständnis von Krieg und moderner Kriegsführung zu vermitteln. Neben Analysen enthält das Werk
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Forthcoming publication — see details below. 👇.
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Coming soon. Don’t forget to pre-order now. Co-edited with @HoansSolo .
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RT @KuestnerK: Warum es heute selbst 30km hinter den Frontlinien gefährlich ist. Warum er den Begriff „Sommeroffensive“ irreführend findet.….
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Podcast Episode · Streitkräfte und Strategien · 25/07/2025 · 55m
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As I was listening to @TheRestHistory History podcast about Horatio Nelson sailing around the Mediterranean in search of the French, I crossed paths near the British Embassy in Vienna the other day with someone who looked remarkably like either Captain Frederick Benteen or.
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For @ForeignPolicy, I wrote about my recent trip to Ukraine with the team and the importance of the battle for the air littoral along the frontline.
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Kyiv’s front-line drone superiority has been slipping away as Moscow’s forces adapt.
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‘Simdyankin’s training, at two different locations of Russia’s 138th Brigade, was limited to two weeks of shooting practice and basic first aid. …. In early September, he was taken to a town on the border with Ukraine. Trucks arrived each morning and evening, filled with wood.
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Great reporting by @mjluxmoore on the story of a middle-class Russian from St. Petersburg who enlisted in the military, was sent into the meat grinder in Voshank, and was ultimately wounded and captured by Ukrainian forces.
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Mikhail Simdyankin was lured into the military by a generous sign-on bonus and was stunned by what he found in Ukraine. ‘If I could, I would rewind and give all that money back.’
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RT @RALee85: Without the development and integration of commercial UAVs into a strike role (e.g. FPVs, Mavics, night bomber, etc.) in the U….
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Giving credit where it is due. There is a good deal of positive sentiment in Ukraine about this interceptor. If employment can be scaled, alongside similar systems, then it can help answer the challenge posed by Russian OWA drones.
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Lesenswerter Text: 'Die von außen wahrgenommene scheinbare Normalität in Kiew mit Cafés, Bars und Partys war immer trügerisch – sie existiert auch unabhängig von Raketen und Drohnen nicht.'
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Der russische Angriffskrieg erreicht in Kiew eine neue Phase. Das Bombardement nimmt kein Ende, Drohnen sind überall. Dieser Terror geht auch an erfahrenen Reportern nicht spurlos vorbei.
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I joined CNN’s Amanpour with @biannagolodryga during a massive thunderstorm here in Vienna to discuss the ongoing war in Ukraine — from where I just recently returned — and the lessons we should draw from this conflict. Here’s a short clip.
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‚Heavy losses have reduced the quality of soldiers on both sides. “The men now are not capable of the same feats. Now it’s a war of drones.”‘
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A sky full of buzzing robots has changed everything about how the war is conducted.
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Good short documentary by @francisjfarrell that provides a good overview of the character of fighting in and around Pokrovsk.
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We also cover several other topics: the current conditions on the frontline, the significance of Russia's strategic air strike campaign, and the pivotal role of the infantryman on the battlefield. Link:
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Despite Trump’s pledge to end the fighting, Russia's attacks are intensifying
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I had the privilege of joining @hallbenjamin in this episode of the @FT's @gideonrachman Review to discuss the current situation in Ukraine. A crucial point I aimed to highlight is that Europeans must not overlook the reality that, regardless of President Trump's actions at the.
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RT @ChristopherJM: Russia's attacks on Ukraine are escalating, both on the front lines and across urban centres. Listen to this great conve….
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Despite Trump’s pledge to end the fighting, Russia's attacks are intensifying
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'When asked about the turning point in Russia’s new drone campaign, Oleksandr and other Ukrainian soldiers all pointed to the same name: Rubicon, an elite Russian drone unit.'.
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Kyiv is defending Kostiantynivka from Russian drone attacks. The embattled city is a gateway to Ukraine’s last major defense in the Donetsk region.
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'Either way, Ukrainian soldiers say Russia’s expanded drone strike capacity gives it an edge it did not have during previous assaults. “Before, they could hit targets within two or three kilometers,” or less than two miles, said the commander of the unit operating crewless.
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Once again reminded of the role of chance and contingency in history: in 1987, a 19-year-old West German amateur pilot flew a small Cessna aircraft from Helsinki and landed near Red Square in Moscow, bypassing the extensive Soviet air defense system. This astonishing breach led
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