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IOG Commentary

IOG researchers provide timely analysis, commentary, and recommendations on current international affairs and Japanese policies.
Economic Security
Digital Currencies and Monetary Hegemony, Part III of III: Dollar Hegemony and Digital Currencies

Part I of this series examined the history of the weaponization of finance and currency, as well as the argument that reserve curr

Visiting Senior Research Fellow

Shin Oya

Emerging Technology
China’s Geoeconomic Power at The Auto China 2026 Show: The Pursuit — and Limits — of “Autonomy” in the AI Vehicle Age

As China’s automotive industry rapidly expands its presence in global markets, the implications extend far beyond conventional ind

Senior Research Fellow

Kenichi Doi

Economic Security
Digital Currencies and Monetary Hegemony Part II of III: The Rise and Diffusion of Digital Currencies

Part I reviewed the history of the weaponization of finance and currency. It also explained the advantages of reserve currency sta

Visiting Senior Research Fellow

Shin Oya

Economic Security
Digital Currencies and Monetary Hegemony, Part I of III: Financial Weaponization and the Burden of Reserve Currency Status

The rise and diffusion of digital currencies are expected to transform global finance by diversifying payment systems and enabling

Visiting Senior Research Fellow

Shin Oya

Economic Security
Local Industrial Policy in China: The Source of Geoeconomic Power and the “Indispensability of Goods”

A key concept for understanding the expansion of China’s geoeconomic power is what could be called the “indispensability of goods.

Senior Research Fellow

Kenichi Doi

Politics and Economics
The 2026 Hungarian Parliamentary Elections: Opinion Polls, Seat Projections, and Potential Scenarios

With mere days remaining until the election, Hungary is attracting unprecedented international attention. In addition to the gover

Research Fellow

Yusuke Ishikawa

Diplomacy
The Geopolitics of Ports and Pipelines: The Case of The Strait of Hormuz -The Struggle Over Chokepoints-

By Yuki Goto, Visiting Research Fellow Approximately one month has passed since the United States and Israel launched military op

Diplomacy
U.S. LNG and Japan’s Sea Lanes: Towards Diversification and Stabilization of the Maritime Transportation Routes

By Yuki Goto, Visiting Research Fellow The second Trump administration has been promoting the export of U.S. energy resources, un

Diplomacy
Oil, Debt, and Dollars: The Geoeconomics of Venezuela

IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 5 No. 01)

Visiting Research Fellow

Andrew Capistrano

Security
Exporting Frigates to Australia (Part III: Implications for Defense Equipment Transfer Policy)

The greatest implication for Japan’s defense industry arising from the Royal Australian Navy’s adoption of the new FFM is the furt

Research Fellow

Rintaro Inoue

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