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
India and EU Sign Mother of All Deals

2026 marked a decisive moment in India’s exte…

Visiting Research Fellow

Manish Sharma

Diplomacy
Orbán in the Public Eye: Anti-Ukraine Argument for Delegitimising Brussels

This policy paper was originally published by…

Research Fellow

Yusuke Ishikawa

Diplomacy
Trump, Takaichi and Japan’s Strategic Crossroads

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi entered office …

Senior Research Fellow

Hitoshi Suzuki

Diplomacy
Analysis: When Is a Tariff Threat Not a Tariff Threat?

IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 5 No. …

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

Diplomacy
Takaichi’s Strengths and the Need for ‘Strategic Signaling’

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi rocketed to a h…

Managing Director (Representative Director), International House of Japan

Ken Jimbo

Economic Security
Takaichi’s Twin Challenges: Economic Growth and Security

The administration of Prime Minister Sanae Ta…

Director & Group Head, Economic Security

Kazuto Suzuki

Economic Security
It’s Now or Never: India’s Ambitious Reform Push

2025 marked a clear inflection point in India…

Visiting Research Fellow

Manish Sharma

Security
The Geoeconomics of Gen AI: Middle Power Strategies on Digital Sovereignty

How Is Generative AI Changing Global Competit…

Research Fellow

Kota Umeda

Diplomacy
Oil, Debt, and Dollars: The Geoeconomics of Venezuela

IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 5 No. …

Visiting Research Fellow

Andrew Capistrano

Security
Dealing with the America First United States

Introduction: America First is not New / Japa…

Senior Research Fellow

Yoshiyuki Sagara

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