Geoeconomic Briefing

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Geoeconomic Briefing

Geoeconomic Briefing is a series featuring researchers at the IOG focused on Japan’s challenges in that field. It will also provide analyses of the state of the world and trade risks as well as technological and industrial structures. (Editor-in-chief: Dr. SUZUKI Kazuto, Director, Institute of Geoeconomics (IOG); Professor, The University of Tokyo)
Politics and Economics
Democracy shouldn’t be used as an ideological weapon

Author: Maiko Ichihara, Professor, Graduate School of Law, Hitotsubashi University Populism is threatening democracy around the

Emerging Technology
Harnessing China’s tech giants: The case of Jack Ma

Author: Takahiro Tsuchiya, Professor, Kyoto University of Foreign Studies On Feb. 17, Chinese leader Xi Jinping convened a long

Security
U.S. Navy faces tough resource allocation challenges

[Author] Keitaro Ushirogata, Senior Research Fellow, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Command and Staff College

Economic Security
Japan Inc. cautiously optimistic despite rising uncertainty

An overwhelming number of Japanese companies cite the Trump administration’s policies and economic trends in the United States amo

Senior Research Fellow

Hitoshi Suzuki

Economic Security
Is there a method behind the Trumponomics madness?

Since U.S. President Donald Trump took office for the second time, his administration has leaned heavily on executive orders and t

Director & Group Head, Economic Security

Kazuto Suzuki

Diplomacy
Japan needs clarity as an antidote to contradictory tariffs

Washington has offered a wide range of justifications for its tariff policies: They’re designed to raise revenue, be used as lever

Visiting Senior Research Fellow

Shin Oya

Politics and Economics
China’s catch-22: Rapid growth with tight social control

At its core, Chinese politics faces a paradox: The need to reconcile social diversification with political stability — sustaining

Visiting Senior Fellow

Naoko Eto

Politics and Economics
Will a ‘low-altitude economy’ make Chinese growth soar again?

As the Chinese economy continues to struggle, Beijing has turned to what it calls a “low-altitude economy” to stimulate growth and

Visiting Senior Research Fellow

Hotaka Machida

Politics and Economics
Is China overproducing highly qualified talent?

China is undergoing a dramatic shift toward hypereducation, with no signs of slowing down. According to UNESCO, the country's h

Senior Research Fellow

Kenichi Doi

Security
Can the Trump Administration Address the U.S. Military’s Multi-Front Resource Dispersion?

*The original article in Japanese was published on January 29, 2025. As intense fighting continues in Ukraine, uncertainty ling

Senior Research Fellow

Hirohito Ogi

Editor-in-chief

Kazuto Suzuki

Director & Group Head, Economic Security,

Kazuto Suzuki is Professor of Science and Technology Policy at the Graduate School of Public Policy at the University of Tokyo, Japan. He graduated from the Department of International Relations, Ritsumeikan University, and received his Ph.D. from Sussex European Institute, University of Sussex, England. He has worked for the Fondation pour la recherche stratégique in Paris, France as an assistant researcher, as an Associate Professor at the University of Tsukuba from 2000 to 2008, and served as Professor of International Politics at Hokkaido University until 2020. He also spent one year at the School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University from 2012 to 2013 as a visiting researcher. He served as an expert in the Panel of Experts for Iranian Sanction Committee under the United Nations Security Council from 2013 to July 2015. He has been the President of the Japan Association of International Security and Trade. [Concurrent Position] Professor, Graduate School of Public Policy, The University of Tokyo

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