Politics and Economics

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Research on Politics and Economics

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Diplomacy
Weaponized Interdependence in the Trump Era

Paul Nadeau Visiting Research Fellow at IOG Abraham Newman Professor of Government and the School of Foreign Service at Georget

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

Economic Security
Why Pax Silica Is About More Than AI Chips

IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 5 No. 13)

Visiting Research Fellow

Andrew Capistrano

Diplomacy
Keynote & Fireside Chat: Former Swedish PM Carl Bildt & Dr. Kazuto Suzuki

  Can the Rules-Based International Order be Preserved? / The Dynamics of the US-China Relationship / Can Europe Stay Comp

Director & Group Head, Economic Security

Kazuto Suzuki

Politics and Economics
Strategy Amidst Weaponized Economics

What Were the Key Takeaways from Prime Minister Takaichi's Visit to India? / The Strategic Synergy Between PM Takaichi and PM Modi

Visiting Research Fellow

Manish Sharma

Politics and Economics
Japan and India: Historic Strategic Convergence

The most consequential development over the past month was Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's first official visit to India,

Visiting Research Fellow

Manish Sharma

Diplomacy
Taiwan, Chips, and the Next Economic Shock

[Podcast] #36 Taiwan, Chips, and the Next Economic Shock Paul Nadeau Visiting Research Fellow Eyck Freymann Visiting Researc

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

Economic Security
China’s Rare Earth Export Controls: “International Rules” Orientation and the Avant-Garde Use of Security Exceptions

This article was originally published (in Japanese) in the May 2026 issue of Overseas Investment and Finance (Kaigai Toyushi). htt

Senior Research Fellow

Kenichi Doi

Politics and Economics
Critical Minerals: Resiliency or Risks?

Geoeconomic Agenda is a new Pacific-centric, globally-minded podcast that investigates the connections between economics, geopolit

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

Economic Security
European Industry and the “Second China Shock”

IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 5 No. 11)

Visiting Research Fellow

Andrew Capistrano

Diplomacy
From “Separating Politics and Economics” to “Balancing Politics and Economics”: Japan-China Relations in the Age of Economic Security

Following President Trump’s visit to China, both Washington and Beijing have begun speaking—in their own respective terms—of const

Visiting Senior Research Fellow

Hotaka Machida

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