Politics and Economics

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Research on Politics and Economics

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Diplomacy
Ready for a (Tariff) Refund?

IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 4 No. 26)

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

Security
China, Rare Earths and ‘Weaponized Interdependence’

In early September, just days after China marked the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, Berlin hosted IFA 2025 — one of

Visiting Senior Research Fellow

Hotaka Machida

Diplomacy
Are Firms Ready for Economic Security? Insights from Japan and the Netherlands

Introducing the Economic Security Survey / Survey Findings and Comparison with Japan / Challenges and its Geopolitical Risks / Dif

Senior Research Fellow

Hitoshi Suzuki

Diplomacy
Is China Guardian of the ‘Postwar International Order’?

Tensions in Japan-China relations have escalated following Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Nov. 7 remarks on the right to collecti

Economic Security
Japan-India Defense in a Fragmenting Indo-Pacific

At their late-August summit, former Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi...(continues below)

Visiting Research Fellow

Tomofumi Uchino

Diplomacy
The “Economic Security is National Security” Strategy

IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 4 No. 25)

Visiting Research Fellow

Andrew Capistrano

Economic Security
India – Japan: The Glimpse of a Shared Vision

G20 summit in Johannesburg (21–23 Nov) produced a dense set of bilateral outcomes and group initiatives that matter commercially a

Visiting Research Fellow

Manish Sharma

Diplomacy
Beijing’s ‘Globalist’ Agenda Under Trump 2.0

As 2025 comes to a close, it’s worth reflecting on the historical significance of a year that marked the 80th anniversary of the e

Senior Research Fellow

Kenichi Doi

Diplomacy
Trump’s Tariffs Might Be Here to Stay – No Matter Who’s in Power

IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 4 No. 24)

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

Diplomacy
The long road to a South Korea-U.S. trade deal

South Korea’s tariff negotiations with the U.S. emerged as an early test for President Lee Jae Myung’s “pragmatic diplomacy center

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