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Economic Security
How Japan and its businesses should respond to U.S. economic security policies

The United States last year implemented measures to tighten semiconductor export controls and supply chain resilience, and is tryi

Visiting Senior Research Fellow

Satoshi Yamada

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Security
How Can We Make the Argument on Tax Increase for Strengthening Defense Capabilities Persuasive?

On December 16, 2022, when the Japanese government released the three strategic documents, the Defense Buildup Program, one of t

Senior Research Fellow

Hirohito Ogi

Diplomacy
Japan needs a full overhaul of its approach to security

TAKAMIZAWA Nobushige Visiting Professor at the Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Tokyo Japan recently compiled t

Diplomacy
As war in Ukraine continues, Poland and Hungary threaten EU stability

As Russia’s war on Ukraine drags on, the solidarity of countries in the European Union — initially united in imposing economic san

Research Fellow

Yusuke Ishikawa

Politics and Economics
The populism trap that is throwing U.K. politics into chaos

On Oct. 25, Rishi Sunak became the new prime minister of the United Kingdom, the third from the ruling Conservative Party in the s

Group Head, Europe & Americas

Yuichi Hosoya

Economic Security
Japanese carmakers face continuing risks in the Russian market

Ever since the era of the Cold War, when automakers such as Renault of France and Fiat of Italy entered the Soviet Union market, R

Senior Research Fellow

Hitoshi Suzuki

Diplomacy
How can Japan engage with Pacific nations amid U.S.-China competition?

KURUMADA Shuichi Visiting Fellow, Asia Pacific Initiative   The Solomon Islands came under the spotlight earlier this

Diplomacy
How effective are the West’s sanctions on Russia?

The previous three Geoeconomic Briefing series discussed whether Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has aspects of a “new war.” To be

Director & Group Head, Economic Security

Kazuto Suzuki

Diplomacy
Japan needs to come up with a new geoeconomic strategy

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s administration is currently working to revise the national security strategy — first created in Dec

Group Head, Europe & Americas

Yuichi Hosoya

Diplomacy
How Japan is building on U.S. policy for economic security

The economic security promotion law, which was enacted in May, aims to comprehensively and effectively facilitate the implementati

Managing Director (Representative Director), International House of Japan

Ken Jimbo

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