Russia and Eurasia

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Japan
How to deal with influence operations in the era of generative AI

2024 will be a year when we watch over elections in many countries while paying attention to the progress in artificial intelligen

Group Head, Emerging Technologies

Makoto Shiono

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
Japanese firms seek political stability and stronger alliance: survey – IOG Survey Results of 100 Japanese Companies on Economic Security –

Booklet “Survey Results of 100 Japanese Companies on Economic Security 2023” Japanese companies’ strategic stance toward the do

Senior Research Fellow

Hitoshi Suzuki

Europe
Europe rattled by Israel-Hamas war

In many European countries, including the United Kingdom, people commemorate the war dead on Remembrance Day on Nov. 11 with the w

Group Head, Europe & Americas

Yuichi Hosoya

China
The China-Russia-North Korea triangle looks unlikely to last

[Author] Yukihiro Hotta, Senior Researcher at the Kazankai Foundation When Russian President Vladimir Putin met with North Kore

Japan
Will generative AI hold power in international relations?

Science and technology have traditionally been regarded as among the elements that constitute national power, and states often exp

Group Head, Emerging Technologies

Makoto Shiono

Europe
Why Zelenskyy’s diplomacy is a key factor in Ukraine’s efforts to win war

On June 10, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy admitted for the first time that counteroffensive actions were underway agains

Group Head, Europe & Americas

Yuichi Hosoya

Europe
War in Ukraine will set a course for international order — whatever the outcome

More than a year has passed since Russia invaded Ukraine, and there is no prospect of the war ending anytime soon. Still, how this

Managing Director (Representative Director), International House of Japan

Ken Jimbo

Europe
Challenges await EU over continued assistance to Ukraine

When Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made a surprise trip to Kyiv in March, he reiterated Japan’s commitment to assist Ukraine until

Research Fellow

Yusuke Ishikawa

Japan
Ahead of G7 Hiroshima summit, Japan should examine past contributions

For Japan, which is not a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, the Group of Seven (G7) has offered a valuable

Senior Research Fellow

Hitoshi Suzuki

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