Politics and Economics

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Research on Politics and Economics

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

Introducing the Economic Security Survey / Su…

Senior Research Fellow

Hitoshi Suzuki

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

Tensions in Japan-China relations have escala…

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

At their late-August summit, former Prime Min…

Visiting Research Fellow

Tomofumi Uchino

Diplomacy
The “Economic Security is National Security” Strategy

IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 4 No. …

Visiting Research Fellow

Andrew Capistrano

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

G20 summit in Johannesburg (21–23 Nov) produc…

Visiting Research Fellow

Manish Sharma

Diplomacy
Beijing’s ‘Globalist’ Agenda Under Trump 2.0

As 2025 comes to a close, it’s worth reflecti…

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. …

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.…

Economic Security
Xi’s Balancing Act: Competition Abroad, Discipline at Home

Beijing’s calculated use of rare-earth export…

Visiting Senior Fellow

Naoko Eto

Economic Security
India’s Structural Reforms: Opportunities and Risks

In the recent months, India constituted a hig…

Visiting Research Fellow

Manish Sharma

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