Middle East and Africa

Research Activities
Research on Middle East and Africa

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Russia and Eurasia
What Ukraine and Iran Teach Us About Deterrence

Iran has launched large numbers of one-way attack drones costing only thousands of dollars each into the Persian Gulf, complicatin

Senior Research Fellow

Hirohito Ogi

Americas
USMCA Renewal Is a Pothole, Not a Cliff – Right?

IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 5 No. 14)

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
The Case for Underground Defense: Japan’s Military Lessons from the Iran War

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

Americas
The Iran-U.S. MOU Offers a Reprieve, but Not Relief

IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 5 No. 12)

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

Asia Pacific
Asia and the Global Order: Navigating the New Era of Energy and Supply Chains

Petro-States vs. Electro-States / Importance of Free International Waterways / Energy Security and Global Order / China's Strategy

Japan
Local Industrial Policy in China: The Source of Geoeconomic Power and the “Indispensability of Goods”

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

Japan
Views from Tokyo: Geoeconomic Implications of Iran War

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

Japan
The Geopolitics of Ports and Pipelines: The Case of The Strait of Hormuz -The Struggle Over Chokepoints-

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

Japan
War in the Persian Gulf means volatility in the global energy market

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

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