Politics and Economics

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Security
Inauguration of President Lai Ching-te: The Future Prospects of East Asia

Highlights from the inaugural speech / Differences with Tsai’s speech / Expressions of the Cross-Strait Relations/ Challenges for

Visiting Senior Fellow

Naoko Eto

Politics and Economics
IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 3 No. 10)

New Tariffs on China to Come / Blinken Visits China / China Strengthens its Ability to Retaliate / UN Launches Panel on Critical M

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

Economic Security
Remaining Challenges for Operationalizing Japan’s Information Security Legislation

Japanese government submitted a bill on establishing the new security clearance legislation for protecting sensitive information r

Senior Research Fellow

Hirohito Ogi

Security
The Two Wars and the Elections in 2024

Director & Group Head, Economic Security

Kazuto Suzuki

Politics and Economics
Analyzing the Year of Elections 2024

Director & Group Head, Economic Security

Kazuto Suzuki

Politics and Economics
Reviewing the Results of Taiwan’s Presidential and Legislative Elections

Visiting Senior Fellow

Naoko Eto

Politics and Economics
Japan’s Digital Policy: Effects, Progresses, and Economic Implications

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

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

Diplomacy
Challenges await EU over continued assistance to Ukraine

When Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made a surprise trip to Kyiv in March, he reiterated Japan’s commitment to assist Ukraine until

Research Fellow

Yusuke Ishikawa

Diplomacy
Ahead of G7 Hiroshima summit, Japan should examine past contributions

For Japan, which is not a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, the Group of Seven (G7) has offered a valuable

Senior Research Fellow

Hitoshi Suzuki

Diplomacy
Why Japan and the G7 must take notice of the Global South

With Japan set to host the Group of Seven summit in May in the atomic-bombed city of Hiroshima, abolishing nuclear weapons will be

Group Head, Europe & Americas

Yuichi Hosoya

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