Research Activities Research on
Middle East and Africa
As the Japanese government prepares to revise its three national security documents later this year, the debate over its defense s
Research Fellow
Rintaro Inoue
IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 5 No. 12)
Visiting Research Fellow
Paul Nadeau
Petro-States vs. Electro-States / Importance of Free International Waterways / Energy Security and Global Order / China's Strategy
A key concept for understanding the expansion of China’s geoeconomic power is what could be called the “indispensability of goods.
Senior Research Fellow
Kenichi Doi
Insights into President Trump’s Recent Remarks / Israel’s Ambition and the Resilience of the Iranian Regime / What the Geographica
Director & Group Head, Economic Security
Kazuto Suzuki
By Yuki Goto, Visiting Research Fellow Approximately one month has passed since the United States and Israel launched military op
Visiting Research Fellow
Yuki Goto
Last month’s U.S.-Israeli strike on Iran, and the subsequent spike in energy prices, serve as a stark reminder that a stable suppl
Program Coordination Manager
Akihiko Sasaki
IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 5 No. 05)
Visiting Research Fellow
Andrew Capistrano
By Yuki Goto, Visiting Research Fellow The second Trump administration has been promoting the export of U.S. energy resources, un
Visiting Research Fellow
Yuki Goto
Geoeconomic Insight 3/1/2026
Director & Group Head, Economic Security
Kazuto Suzuki
Why Pax Silica Is About More Than AI Chips2026.07.15- China’s Rare Earth Export Controls: “International Rules” Orientation and the Avant-Garde Use of Security Exceptions2026.07.03
- The Iran-U.S. MOU Offers a Reprieve, but Not Relief2026.07.02
Japan and India: Historic Strategic Convergence2026.07.07- Sovereign AI After Fugu: From Vertical Dominance to Horizontal Resilience2026.06.24
