Asia Pacific

Research Activities
Research on Asia Pacific

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Asia Pacific
India’s Multi-alignment Play

India has embarked on an unusually vivid display of multi-alignment doctrine. In the past month India has deepened an economic emb

Visiting Research Fellow

Manish Sharma

Asia Pacific
Why the Strait of Hormuz Is a Warning for Japan

Following U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran in February, Tehran responded by imposing a de facto blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. The

Visiting Research Fellow

Yuki Goto

Japan
Why Takaichi Can’t Be the Next Shinzo Abe

As the clearest political heir to former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi faces a defining question: Can s

Group Head, Europe & Americas

Yuichi Hosoya

Americas
Who Will Shape AI Governance? The Global South’s Growing Voice

Paul Nadeau Visiting Research Fellow at IOG Wakana Asano Research Associate, Takano Fellowship, the International Institute for

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

Asia Pacific
India’s Indo-Pacific Pivot

The most consequential development of July was Prime Minister Narendra Modi's three-nation trip, from 6 to 11 July 2026, covering

Visiting Research Fellow

Manish Sharma

Japan
Weaponized Interdependence in the Trump Era

Paul Nadeau Visiting Research Fellow at IOG Abraham Newman Professor of Government and the School of Foreign Service at Georget

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

Japan
Keynote & Fireside Chat: Former Swedish PM Carl Bildt & Dr. Kazuto Suzuki

  Can the Rules-Based International Order be Preserved? / The Dynamics of the US-China Relationship / Can Europe Stay Comp

Director & Group Head, Economic Security

Kazuto Suzuki

Japan
Strategy Amidst Weaponized Economics

What Were the Key Takeaways from Prime Minister Takaichi's Visit to India? / The Strategic Synergy Between PM Takaichi and PM Modi

Visiting Research Fellow

Manish Sharma

Asia Pacific
Japan and India: Historic Strategic Convergence

The most consequential development over the past month was Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's first official visit to India,

Visiting Research Fellow

Manish Sharma

Asia Pacific
Japan positioned to link U.S. and Europe in a fragmented world

In a promotional video for his book “Defending Taiwan,” Eyck Freymann argues that China is using Japan as a testing ground for new

Senior Research Fellow

Hitoshi Suzuki

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