Asia Pacific

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Research on Asia Pacific

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Americas
Ready for a (Tariff) Refund?

IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 4 No. 26)

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

Japan
China, Rare Earths and ‘Weaponized Interdependence’

In early September, just days after China marked the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, Berlin hosted IFA 2025 — one of

Visiting Senior Research Fellow

Hotaka Machida

Japan
Defense Capabilities and Defense Industrial Cooperation in and across the Indo-Pacific

Japan’s Defense Industrial Policy / South Korea’s Defense Industrial Policy / Australia’s Defense Industrial Policy  / Europe’s Re

Senior Research Fellow

Hirohito Ogi

Asia Pacific
Japan-India Defense in a Fragmenting Indo-Pacific

At their late-August summit, former Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi...(continues below)

Visiting Research Fellow

Tomofumi Uchino

Japan
The “Economic Security is National Security” Strategy

IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 4 No. 25)

Visiting Research Fellow

Andrew Capistrano

Japan
Trump’s Tariffs Might Be Here to Stay – No Matter Who’s in Power

IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 4 No. 24)

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

Americas
The long road to a South Korea-U.S. trade deal

South Korea’s tariff negotiations with the U.S. emerged as an early test for President Lee Jae Myung’s “pragmatic diplomacy center

Japan
The Real Significance of Trump’s Asia Trip

IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 4 No. 23)

Visiting Research Fellow

Andrew Capistrano

Japan
From Decline to Surge: The Defense Industry in the Era of Excess Demand (Executive Summary)

As Japan’s security environment deteriorates, demand and expectations for its defense industry are rising sharply. This surge repr

Senior Research Fellow

Hirohito Ogi

Japan
Geoeconomic Summit Introduction

Geoeconomic Summit Introduction / EU-CPTPP Relationship and International Trade Dynamics  / Dealing With the “America First” Unite

Visiting Research Fellow

Andrew Capistrano

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