Research Activities

Research on Asia Pacific

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

Senior Research Fellow

Hirohito Ogi

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

Visiting Research Fellow

Andrew Capistrano

India–U.S. Trade Relations and Historical Context / Sticking Point: 20% Baseline Tariff and Market Access / Agriculture as a Polit

Visiting Research Fellow

Andrew Capistrano

The progress made at last month’s Oval Office meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung

The greatest implication for Japan’s defense industry arising from the Royal Australian Navy’s adoption of the new FFM is the furt

Research Fellow

Rintaro Inoue

Exporting large, complex defense equipment is never easy for any country. For Japan, the first-ever transfer of the New FFM frigat

Research Fellow

Rintaro Inoue

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

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

Visiting Research Fellow

Manish Sharma

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

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