ResearchResearch Activities

IOG conducts research across five key themes: China, Europe and the United States, economic security, international security order, and emerging technologies. These activities are summarized through essays written by IOG researchers, offering in-depth analysis and insights on these critical areas.
Economic Security
Trade, capital flows, and the new focus on “global imbalances”

IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 4 No. …

Visiting Research Fellow

Andrew Capistrano

Security
U.S. Navy faces tough resource allocation challenges

[Author] Keitaro Ushirogata, Senior Research …

Economic Security
The Case that it Could All Work Out (for Everyone Else)

IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 4 No. …

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

Economic Security
Japan Inc. cautiously optimistic despite rising uncertainty

An overwhelming number of Japanese companies …

Senior Research Fellow

Hitoshi Suzuki

Economic Security
The dollar paradox: Toward a bifurcated currency order?

IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 4 No. …

Visiting Research Fellow

Andrew Capistrano

Economic Security
Is there a method behind the Trumponomics madness?

Since U.S. President Donald Trump took office…

Director & Group Head, Economic Security

Kazuto Suzuki

Diplomacy
Japan needs clarity as an antidote to contradictory tariffs

Washington has offered a wide range of justif…

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…

Senior Fellow & Group Head, China

Naoko Eto

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

As the Chinese economy continues to struggle,…

Visiting Senior Research Fellow

Hotaka Machida

Diplomacy
The Tariff Plans Need Clarity and Credibility if They’re Going to Work

IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 4 No. …

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

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