Research ActivitiesIOG Commentary
IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 5 No. 01)
Visiting Research Fellow
Andrew Capistrano
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
Exporting large, complex defense equipment is never easy for any country. For Japan, the first-ever transfer of the New FFM frigat
Research Fellow
Rintaro Inoue
Will the only way to distinguish between Australian and Japanese frigates soon be the red kangaroo emblem painted behind the bridg
Research Fellow
Rintaro Inoue
On July 28, 2025, Japan's Ministry of Defense announced the "Space Domain Defense Guidelines" (hereinafter referred to as "the Gui
Research Fellow
Kota Umeda
Visiting Research Fellow
Paul Nadeau
Visiting Research Fellow
Paul Nadeau
[IOG Commentary No. 2] In September 2024, China gathered leaders from all 53 African countries, excluding Eswatini, with which it
Senior Research Fellow
Kenichi Doi
Senior Research Fellow
Hirohito Ogi
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
Sovereign AI After Fugu: From Vertical Dominance to Horizontal Resilience2026.06.24- European Industry and the “Second China Shock”2026.06.19
- Order from Chaos: Introducing the Geoeconomic Connectivity Index2026.06.05
- China’s Rare Earth Export Controls: “International Rules” Orientation and the Avant-Garde Use of Security Exceptions2026.07.03
- The Iran-U.S. MOU Offers a Reprieve, but Not Relief2026.07.02
