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Author of “Defending Taiwan” Discusses Expectations for Japan’s Role

What Does "Defending Taiwan" Explain? / The '…

Director & Group Head, Economic Security

Kazuto Suzuki

Economic Security
Digital Currencies and Monetary Hegemony, Part I of III: Financial Weaponization and the Burden of Reserve Currency Status

The rise and diffusion of digital currencies …

Visiting Senior Research Fellow

Shin Oya

Economic Security
Japan-India Cooperation Takes Off

The 15th India-Japan Annual Summit in August …

Visiting Research Fellow

Manish Sharma

Diplomacy
Trump Is Rebuilding His Tariff Wall – Will the Courts Knock Down this One As Well?

IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 5 No. …

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

Economic Security
Local Industrial Policy in China: The Source of Geoeconomic Power and the “Indispensability of Goods”

A key concept for understanding the expansion…

Senior Research Fellow

Kenichi Doi

Diplomacy
Two Narratives on the Chinese Economy

IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 5 No. …

Visiting Research Fellow

Andrew Capistrano

Politics and Economics
The 2026 Hungarian Parliamentary Elections: Opinion Polls, Seat Projections, and Potential Scenarios

With mere days remaining until the election, …

Research Fellow

Yusuke Ishikawa

Diplomacy
Views from Tokyo: Geoeconomic Implications of Iran War

Insights into President Trump’s Recent Remark…

Director & Group Head, Economic Security

Kazuto Suzuki

Diplomacy
The Geopolitics of Ports and Pipelines: The Case of The Strait of Hormuz -The Struggle Over Chokepoints-

By Yuki Goto, Visiting Research Fellow Appro…

Economic Security
India’s Semiconductor Moment

Visiting Research Fellow

Manish Sharma

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