
Research Activities Research on
Politics and Economics

In his farewell address, President Biden sounded the alarm on the emergence of the "tech-industrial complex," drawing a parallel t

Visiting Senior Research Fellow
Kousuke Saito

Toru Kurata, Professor, Rikkyo University Over the past five years, Hong Kong has seen its autonomy, freedom and democracy eroded

Summary The Indian economy is facing slowdown concerns and severe market fluctuations, amid shifting investor priorities. For n

Visiting Research Fellow
Manish Sharma

Satoshi Machidori, Professor, Kyoto University

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

Visiting Research Fellow
Paul Nadeau

Social media’s influence on elections continues to get a lot of attention — last year was no exception, when over 60 countries wen

Research Fellow
Yusuke Ishikawa

Below is a list of Trump’s key executive orders, proclamations, memoranda, and speeches, accompanied by expert comments. (Updated

The inauguration of Donald Trump’s second administration on January 20, 2025, has drawn unprecedented global attention. Dubbed "Tr

Group Head, Europe & Americas
Yuichi Hosoya


Visiting Research Fellow
Paul Nadeau

Latest Restrictions on Tech Exports to China / China Retaliates with Critical Mineral Controls, Sanctions on Defense Companies / N

Visiting Research Fellow
Paul Nadeau
Sovereign AI After Fugu: From Vertical Dominance to Horizontal Resilience2026.06.24
China’s Rare Earth Export Controls: “International Rules” Orientation and the Avant-Garde Use of Security Exceptions2026.07.03
European Industry and the “Second China Shock”2026.06.19
Why Pax Silica Is About More Than AI Chips2026.07.15
The Iran-U.S. MOU Offers a Reprieve, but Not Relief2026.07.02





