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’s Lithography Moment and the European Tilt

May was a month in which India's strategy of widening partnerships produced some results. The signature deliverable was a lithogra

Visiting Research Fellow

Manish Sharma

Security
Author of “Defending Taiwan” Discusses Expectations for Japan’s Role

What Does "Defending Taiwan" Explain? / The 'Quarantine' Option for China / Political and Economic Challenges in a Taiwan Crisis /

Director & Group Head, Economic Security

Kazuto Suzuki

Diplomacy
US-China Summit 2026: Decoding the Stakes for Japan

Reflecting on Geoeconomic Summit 2026 / Two Leaders and 17 American CEOs / Outcomes of the US-China Summit / How Americans View Ch

Director & Group Head, Economic Security

Kazuto Suzuki

Economic Security
Digital Currencies and Monetary Hegemony, Part III of III: Dollar Hegemony and Digital Currencies

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

Emerging Technology
China’s Geoeconomic Power at The Auto China 2026 Show: The Pursuit — and Limits — of “Autonomy” in the AI Vehicle Age

As China’s automotive industry rapidly expands its presence in global markets, the implications extend far beyond conventional ind

Senior Research Fellow

Kenichi Doi

Economic Security
Between the WTO and Decoupling: US-China Managed Interdependence

IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 5 No. 09)

Visiting Research Fellow

Andrew Capistrano

Economic Security
Digital Currencies and Monetary Hegemony Part II of III: The Rise and Diffusion of Digital Currencies

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

Economic Security
Semiconductor chokepoints define U.S.-China rivalry

U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent trip to Beijing offers a timely moment to assess the upheaval in U.S. trade relations since t

Visiting Senior Research Fellow

Eiki Tagami

Economic Security
Digital Currencies and Monetary Hegemony, Part I of III: Financial Weaponization and the Burden of Reserve Currency Status

The rise and diffusion of digital currencies are expected to transform global finance by diversifying payment systems and enabling

Visiting Senior Research Fellow

Shin Oya

Economic Security
Japan-India Cooperation Takes Off

The 15th India-Japan Annual Summit in August 2025 produced an unusually ambitious set of bilateral frameworks: the Economic Securi

Visiting Research Fellow

Manish Sharma

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