Only days after the Feb. 28 surprise attacks by the United States and Israel on Iran, insurance premiums for commercial tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz surged, and several shipping companies considered route changes. Rising crude oil prices r
Following U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran in February, Tehran responded by imposing a de facto blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. The
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IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 5 No. 15)
As the clearest political heir to former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi faces a defining question: Can s
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Kenichi Doi will be participating in the “Innovation, Technology, and Geoeconomics: Japan, China, and the World” Symposium being held by Tokyo College, The University of Tokyo Institutes for Advanced Study(UTIAS)2026.06.01 -
The JICA Ogata Sadako Research Institute for Peace and Development is co-hosting an event together with IOG titled; “Knowledge Forum: Reconsidering the Role of ODA from the Perspective of Mutual Benefit” on April 13th. (Ken Jimbo, Yoshiyuki Sagara scheduled to appear)2026.04.08
Only days after the Feb. 28 surprise attacks by the United States and Israel on Iran, insurance premiums for commercial tankers tr
Group Head, International Security Order / Visiting Senior Research Fellow
Kuniharu Kakihara
Following U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran in February, Tehran responded by imposing a de facto blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. The
Visiting Research Fellow
Yuki Goto
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Visiting Research Fellow
Paul Nadeau
IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 5 No. 15)
Visiting Research Fellow
Andrew Capistrano
Only days after the Feb. 28 surprise attacks by the United States and Israel on Iran, insurance premiums for commercial tankers tr
Group Head, International Security Order / Visiting Senior Research Fellow
Kuniharu Kakihara
Following U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran in February, Tehran responded by imposing a de facto blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. The
Visiting Research Fellow
Yuki Goto
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Visiting Research Fellow
Paul Nadeau
IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 5 No. 15)
Visiting Research Fellow
Andrew Capistrano
As the clearest political heir to former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi faces a defining question: Can s
Group Head, Europe ＆ Americas
Yuichi Hosoya
As the clearest political heir to former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi faces a defining question: Can s
Group Head, Europe ＆ Americas
Yuichi Hosoya
The most consequential development of July was Prime Minister Narendra Modi's three-nation trip, from 6 to 11 July 2026, covering
Visiting Research Fellow
Manish Sharma
By Aya Adachi, Associate fellow in DGAP’s Center for Geopolitics, Geoeconomics, and Technology Kikyo Taguchi, Research Assistant
Research Assistant
Kikyo Taguchi
IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 5 No. 14)
Visiting Research Fellow
Paul Nadeau
Just 18 months into his second term, and with the U.S. midterm elections approaching, U.S. President Donald Trump has generated a
Group Head, Europe ＆ Americas
Yuichi Hosoya
Only days after the Feb. 28 surprise attacks by the United States and Israel on Iran, insurance premiums for commercial tankers tr
Group Head, International Security Order / Visiting Senior Research Fellow
Kuniharu Kakihara
Following U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran in February, Tehran responded by imposing a de facto blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. The
Visiting Research Fellow
Yuki Goto
Iran has launched large numbers of one-way attack drones costing only thousands of dollars each into the Persian Gulf, complicatin
Senior Research Fellow
Hirohito Ogi
IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 5 No. 14)
Visiting Research Fellow
Paul Nadeau
We are approaching 18 months since the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump. From contentious tariff negotiations and remar
Research Assistant
Kikyo Taguchi
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Visiting Research Fellow
Paul Nadeau
IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 5 No. 15)
Visiting Research Fellow
Andrew Capistrano
IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 5 No. 14)
Visiting Research Fellow
Paul Nadeau
Paul Nadeau Visiting Research Fellow at IOG Abraham Newman Professor of Government and the School of Foreign Service at Georget
Visiting Research Fellow
Paul Nadeau
IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 5 No. 13)
Visiting Research Fellow
Andrew Capistrano
Japan wants to turn its factory floors into the proving ground for the next frontier of artificial intelligence. The question is w
Group Head, Emerging Technologies
Makoto Shiono
On 22 June, Tokyo-based Sakana AI launched “Fugu”, a multi-agent orchestration system accessed through a single model API (applica
Visiting Research Fellow
Andrew Capistrano
Part I of this series examined the history of the weaponization of finance and currency, as well as the argument that reserve curr
Visiting Senior Research Fellow
Shin Oya
As China’s automotive industry rapidly expands its presence in global markets, the implications extend far beyond conventional ind
Senior Research Fellow
Kenichi Doi
Part I reviewed the history of the weaponization of finance and currency. It also explained the advantages of reserve currency sta
Visiting Senior Research Fellow
Shin Oya
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Visiting Research Fellow
Paul Nadeau
IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 5 No. 15)
Visiting Research Fellow
Andrew Capistrano
Paul Nadeau Visiting Research Fellow at IOG Abraham Newman Professor of Government and the School of Foreign Service at Georget
Visiting Research Fellow
Paul Nadeau
IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 5 No. 13)
Visiting Research Fellow
Andrew Capistrano
Can the Rules-Based International Order be Preserved? / The Dynamics of the US-China Relationship / Can Europe Stay Comp
Director & Group Head, Economic Security
Kazuto Suzuki
Only days after the Feb. 28 surprise attacks by the United States and Israel on Iran, insurance premiums for commercial tankers tr
Group Head, International Security Order / Visiting Senior Research Fellow
Kuniharu Kakihara
Following U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran in February, Tehran responded by imposing a de facto blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. The
Visiting Research Fellow
Yuki Goto
Last updated: August 17, 2026 ・Tariff Tracker Chronological List ・Reciprocal tariff rates by country (latest updates by date)
Visiting Research Fellow
Paul Nadeau
IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 5 No. 15)
Visiting Research Fellow
Andrew Capistrano
As the clearest political heir to former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi faces a defining question: Can s
Group Head, Europe ＆ Americas
Yuichi Hosoya
As the clearest political heir to former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi faces a defining question: Can s
Group Head, Europe ＆ Americas
Yuichi Hosoya
Paul Nadeau Visiting Research Fellow at IOG Abraham Newman Professor of Government and the School of Foreign Service at Georget
Visiting Research Fellow
Paul Nadeau
As China continues to expand its military and uncertainty grows over U.S. alliance commitments, what kind of defense strategy shou
Group Head, International Security Order / Visiting Senior Research Fellow
Kuniharu Kakihara
The U.S.-Japan alliance has never been only a military arrangement. During the Cold War, Japan and the United States saw themselve
Visiting Senior Research Fellow
Yoshiyuki Kato
Can the Rules-Based International Order be Preserved? / The Dynamics of the US-China Relationship / Can Europe Stay Comp
Director & Group Head, Economic Security
Kazuto Suzuki
Only days after the Feb. 28 surprise attacks by the United States and Israel on Iran, insurance premiums for commercial tankers tr
Group Head, International Security Order / Visiting Senior Research Fellow
Kuniharu Kakihara
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Visiting Research Fellow
Paul Nadeau
IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 5 No. 14)
Visiting Research Fellow
Paul Nadeau
Just 18 months into his second term, and with the U.S. midterm elections approaching, U.S. President Donald Trump has generated a
Group Head, Europe ＆ Americas
Yuichi Hosoya
The U.S.-Japan alliance has never been only a military arrangement. During the Cold War, Japan and the United States saw themselve
Visiting Senior Research Fellow
Yoshiyuki Kato
IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 5 No. 15)
Visiting Research Fellow
Andrew Capistrano
By Aya Adachi, Associate fellow in DGAP’s Center for Geopolitics, Geoeconomics, and Technology Kikyo Taguchi, Research Assistant
Research Assistant
Kikyo Taguchi
We are approaching 18 months since the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump. From contentious tariff negotiations and remar
Research Assistant
Kikyo Taguchi
IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 5 No. 13)
Visiting Research Fellow
Andrew Capistrano
Can the Rules-Based International Order be Preserved? / The Dynamics of the US-China Relationship / Can Europe Stay Comp
Director & Group Head, Economic Security
Kazuto Suzuki
IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 5 No. 15)
Visiting Research Fellow
Andrew Capistrano
As the clearest political heir to former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi faces a defining question: Can s
Group Head, Europe ＆ Americas
Yuichi Hosoya
Paul Nadeau Visiting Research Fellow at IOG Abraham Newman Professor of Government and the School of Foreign Service at Georget
Visiting Research Fellow
Paul Nadeau
IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 5 No. 13)
Visiting Research Fellow
Andrew Capistrano
Can the Rules-Based International Order be Preserved? / The Dynamics of the US-China Relationship / Can Europe Stay Comp
Director & Group Head, Economic Security
Kazuto Suzuki
Following U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran in February, Tehran responded by imposing a de facto blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. The
Visiting Research Fellow
Yuki Goto
As the clearest political heir to former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi faces a defining question: Can s
Group Head, Europe ＆ Americas
Yuichi Hosoya
The most consequential development of July was Prime Minister Narendra Modi's three-nation trip, from 6 to 11 July 2026, covering
Visiting Research Fellow
Manish Sharma
Paul Nadeau Visiting Research Fellow at IOG Abraham Newman Professor of Government and the School of Foreign Service at Georget
Visiting Research Fellow
Paul Nadeau
Can the Rules-Based International Order be Preserved? / The Dynamics of the US-China Relationship / Can Europe Stay Comp
Director & Group Head, Economic Security
Kazuto Suzuki
Iran has launched large numbers of one-way attack drones costing only thousands of dollars each into the Persian Gulf, complicatin
Senior Research Fellow
Hirohito Ogi
Can the Rules-Based International Order be Preserved? / The Dynamics of the US-China Relationship / Can Europe Stay Comp
Director & Group Head, Economic Security
Kazuto Suzuki
Visiting Research Fellow
Manish Sharma
Visiting Research Fellow
Manish Sharma
2026 marked a decisive moment in India’s external economic strategy....(continues below)
Visiting Research Fellow
Manish Sharma
Following U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran in February, Tehran responded by imposing a de facto blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. The
Visiting Research Fellow
Yuki Goto
Iran has launched large numbers of one-way attack drones costing only thousands of dollars each into the Persian Gulf, complicatin
Senior Research Fellow
Hirohito Ogi
IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 5 No. 14)
Visiting Research Fellow
Paul Nadeau
Can the Rules-Based International Order be Preserved? / The Dynamics of the US-China Relationship / Can Europe Stay Comp
Director & Group Head, Economic Security
Kazuto Suzuki
As the Japanese government prepares to revise its three national security documents later this year, the debate over its defense s
Research Fellow
Rintaro Inoue
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- Kousuke SaitoVisiting Senior Research FellowSAITOU Kousuke is a professor at the Faculty of Global Studies, Sophia University, Japan. He received his Ph.D. in International Political Economy fro…View Profile
- Yoshiyuki SagaraSenior Research FellowYoshiyuki Sagara is a senior research fellow at the Asia Pacific Initiative (API), where he focuses on economic security, sanctions, health security p…View Profile
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