Asia Pacific

Research Activities
Research on Asia Pacific

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Japan
Exporting Frigates to Australia (Part I: Why Japan Won the Bid)

Will the only way to distinguish between Australian and Japanese frigates soon be the red kangaroo emblem painted behind the bridg

Research Fellow

Rintaro Inoue

Asia Pacific
From Threats to Substance: Decoding India-US Relations

Recent developments in Indo-US relations, marked by public threats of steep unilateral tariffs, have introduced a rare geopolitica

Visiting Research Fellow

Manish Sharma

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

The Trump administration’s policy of pressing U.S. allies to shoulder more of the defense burden has fueled fears of “abandonment”

Senior Research Fellow

Hirohito Ogi

Asia Pacific
India’s Strategic Autonomy in a Trumpian World

In a bombshell revelation, India’s top defense official has suggested that China and Turkey have provided active military support,

Visiting Research Fellow

Manish Sharma

Americas
Canada’s changing landscape: the impact of Trump tariffs and G7 Challenges

Canada and Japan's Approach to Trump Administration / Legal and Negotiation Issues of Tariff / Indo-Pacific Strategy and Canada's

Director & Group Head, Economic Security

Kazuto Suzuki

Asia Pacific
Australia Navigates a New Order

Geoeconomic Agenda is a new Pacific-centric, globally-minded podcast that investigates the connections between economics, geopolit

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

Asia Pacific
Understanding Australian election

Australian election surprise and initial reactions / Reasons behind the conservative coalition's loss / Trump influence and reject

Director & Group Head, Economic Security

Kazuto Suzuki

Japan
Japan Inc. cautiously optimistic despite rising uncertainty

An overwhelming number of Japanese companies cite the Trump administration’s policies and economic trends in the United States amo

Senior Research Fellow

Hitoshi Suzuki

Asia Pacific
India in a Tariff-ied World

Visiting Research Fellow

Manish Sharma

Americas
⑤What is the geoeconomic rationale (Deciphering Trump Administration)

①Deciphering Trump Administration: Is Trump irrational or a mastermind? • ①Is Trump irrational or a mastermind? (Dec...

Visiting Research Fellow

Andrew Capistrano

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