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.
Diplomacy
Why Trump-Inspired Nationalists in Europe Can’t Stick Together

Across Europe, right-wing leaders are borrowi…

Research Fellow

Yusuke Ishikawa

Economic Security
Tariffs, Inflation, and Growth: The US Economy in Uncharted Waters

IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 4 No. …

Visiting Research Fellow

Andrew Capistrano

Economic Security
From Threats to Substance: Decoding India-US Relations

Recent developments in Indo-US relations, mar…

Visiting Research Fellow

Manish Sharma

Security
Beyond a Zero-Sum Approach to U.S.-Japan Defense Burden Sharing

The Trump administration’s policy of pressing…

Senior Research Fellow

Hirohito Ogi

Emerging Technology
Japan’s Space Domain Defense Guidelines: Background, Key Features, and Policy Implications

On July 28, 2025, Japan's Ministry of Defense…

Research Fellow

Kota Umeda

Emerging Technology
Will Trump’s tech policies propel U.S. success against China?

Technology is the key to the confrontation be…

Visiting Research Fellow

Mariko Togashi

Economic Security
The “Reciprocal” Tariffs Are Now in Effect – But for How Long?

IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 4 No. …

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

Diplomacy
The rift between Trump and the EU: can Italy’s Meloni become a bridge-builder?

Once the result of last year’s American elect…

Research Assistant

Maletta Gabriele

Economic Security
Tariff Tracker: A Guide to Tariff Authorities and their Uses

Updated: August 7, 2025 While U.S. President…

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

Politics and Economics
Japan’s Upper House Election: Political Fragmentation and Growing Instability

Japan's upper house (House of Councillors) el…

Research Fellow

Yusuke Ishikawa

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