Middle East and Africa

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Research on Middle East and Africa

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Japan
From Decline to Surge: The Defense Industry in the Era of Excess Demand (Executive Summary)

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

Senior Research Fellow

Hirohito Ogi

Americas
Democracy shouldn’t be used as an ideological weapon

Author: Maiko Ichihara, Professor, Graduate School of Law, Hitotsubashi University Populism is threatening democracy around the

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

Americas
Why deploying U.S. Army in the Middle East can strengthen deterrence in the Western Pacific

Under the first Trump administration and the Biden administration, U.S. military strategy sought to reduce engagement in the Middl

Research Fellow

Rintaro Inoue

Middle East and Africa
How Sanctions Work: Lessons from the Case of Iran

Host: Paul Nadeau, Visiting Research Fellow, Institute of Geoeconomics (IOG) Guest: Narges Bajoghli Assistant Professor of M

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

Middle East and Africa
How the Israel-Hamas war is changing the international security order

【Author】Masaki Mizobuchi, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hiroshima University*  

Russia and Eurasia
How should Japan deal with Ukraine, Gaza and the Indo-Pacific region?

Today’s international security environment indicates that what political scientist Walter Russel Mead called “the return of geopol

Managing Director (Representative Director), International House of Japan

Ken Jimbo

Japan
The Two Wars and the Elections in 2024

Director & Group Head, Economic Security

Kazuto Suzuki

Middle East and Africa
What the Israel-Hamas war means for U.S. grand strategy

【Author】Takuya Matsuda Project Researcher, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Tokyo  

Americas
What the Hamas-Israel ‘humanitarian pause’ really meant

Almost three months have passed since a conflict between the Palestinian militant group Hamas and Israel began, and more than 20,0

Senior Research Fellow

Yoshiyuki Sagara

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