Research Activities

Research on Middle East and Africa

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

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

Geoeconomic Insight 3/1/2026

Director & Group Head, Economic Security

Kazuto Suzuki

How Is Generative AI Changing Global Competition and Cooperation? / Hiroshima AI Process / South Korean Approach to AI / EU’s Poli

Research Fellow

Kota Umeda