Emerging Technology

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Research on Emerging Technology

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Emerging Technology
China’s innovation thrives on openness, even under authoritarian rule

By Kai Kajitani, professor at Kobe University’s Graduate School of Economics Understanding the reality of “innovation” in China a

Economic Security
Will Chinese AI build a global advantage?

China is pairing low-cost, adaptable AI models with its manufacturing base to expand its reach across the Global South. Artific

Senior Research Fellow

Kenichi Doi

Economic Security
China’s rare-earth success offers lessons in economic security

By Dr. Naoise McDonagh, Director of the MBA Program and Senior Lecturer in Geopolitics and International Trade at the School of Bu

Economic Security
Do Humanoids Dream of “The Chinese Dream”?

China’s rapid progress in robotics has been remarkable. Scenes of Chinese humanoid robots performing Chinese martial arts alongsid

Visiting Senior Research Fellow

Hotaka Machida

Security
Connecting Europe and the Indo-Pacific: Why Japan and Germany Need Stronger Space Security Cooperation

Just three days after Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, then-Chancellor Olaf Scholz proclaimed a Zeitenwen

Senior Research Fellow

Kota Umeda

Emerging Technology
National Security and the Stakes of ‘Technology Sovereignty’

The technologies that increasingly determine national security are being developed not only by governments but by private companie

Visiting Senior Research Fellow

Kousuke Saito

Economic Security
From Racing China to Pacing the AI Frontier

IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 5 No. 17)

Visiting Research Fellow

Andrew Capistrano

Emerging Technology
Japan’s Science-Security Convergence Needs Guardrails

By Hiroyuki Matsumura, professor in the Faculty of Economics, Komazawa University in Tokyo Japan’s latest science and technology

Emerging Technology
Turning Dual-Use Technology Into Defense Capability

Japan is betting heavily on dual-use technology, but finding promising technologies is the easy part. The harder challenge is turn

Senior Research Fellow

Kota Umeda

Emerging Technology
Who Will Shape AI Governance? The Global South’s Growing Voice

Paul Nadeau Visiting Research Fellow at IOG Wakana Asano Research Associate, Takano Fellowship, the International Institute for

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

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