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Rintaro Inoue ’s Research

Research Fellow

Rintaro Inoue is a Research Fellow at the Institute of Geoeconomics, International House of Japan, and a PhD student at Keio University. His research focuses on alliance network in the Indo-Pacific and strategic studies. He holds a B.A. and M.A. in Law from Keio University.

Shifting costs to allies won’t ‘restore’ U.S. maritime dominance

The longstanding maxim that “whoever controls the sea controls the world” reflects the central role of maritime power in ensuring

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Rintaro Inoue

U.S. Naval Strategy and Implications for Japan’s Defense

This article originally appeared in the Japanese journal "Foresight".

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Rintaro Inoue

China’s long-range DF-27 missiles are a game changer

Long before Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi drew Beijing’s ire by stating the obvious — that a Chinese military assault on Taiwan co

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Rintaro Inoue

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

Exporting Frigates to Australia (Part III: Implications for Defense Equipment Transfer Policy)

The greatest implication for Japan’s defense industry arising from the Royal Australian Navy’s adoption of the new FFM is the furt

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Rintaro Inoue

Exporting Frigates to Australia (Part II: Three Risks in Defense Equipment Transfers)

Exporting large, complex defense equipment is never easy for any country. For Japan, the first-ever transfer of the New FFM frigat

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Rintaro Inoue

Exporting Frigates to Australia (Part I: Why Japan Won the Bid)

Will the only way to distinguish between Australian and Japanese frigates soon be the red kangaroo emblem painted behind the bridg

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Rintaro Inoue

Trump: The Art of the Deal (Deciphering Trump Administration)

Trump: The Art of the Deal / “Think Big”/ “Protect the Downside and the Upside Will Take Care of Itself” / “Maximize Your Options

Visiting Research Fellow

Andrew Capistrano

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

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Rintaro Inoue

⑦ “Mar A Lago” accord (Deciphering Trump Administration)

①Deciphering Trump Administration: Is Trump irrational or a mastermind? • ①Is Trump irrational or a mastermind? (Dec...

Visiting Research Fellow

Andrew Capistrano

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