CNAS Welcomes New Adjunct Senior Fellow Franz-Stefan Gady

Washington, April 14, 2023—The Center for a New American Security (CNAS) is pleased to welcome Franz-Stefan Gady to its lineup of adjunct professionals. Gady joins CNAS as an Adjunct Senior Fellow in the Defense Program.

Gady has advised militaries in Europe and the United States on structural reform and the future of high-intensity warfare. He is a former Senior Fellow with the Institute for International Strategic Studies focused on future conflict and the future of warfare. He also held various positions at the EastWest Institute, the Project on National Security Reform, and the National Defense University. He conducted field research in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Ukraine where, among other things, he embedded with the Afghan National Army, NATO forces, Kurdish militias, and the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Franz-Stefan has also reported from a wide range of countries and conflict zones as a journalist. He is the author of a number of monographs and book chapters on Asian and European security issues.

"We are thrilled to welcome Franz-Stefan to the CNAS defense team," said Stacie Pettyjohn, Senior Fellow and Director of the Defense Program. "His deep expertise on the war in Ukraine and the future of warfare in the Indo-Pacific will make an invaluable contribution to our ongoing research on these topics."

For more information or to request an interview, contact Cameron Edinburgh at cedinburgh@cnas.org or 202-457-9425.