Research ActivitiesIOG Commentary
IOG researchers provide timely analysis, commentary, and recommendations on current international affairs and Japanese policies.
Diplomacy
Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) amid US-China strategic competition: The Global South’s agency in era of geoeconomics
[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
Security
Japan-U.S.-South Korea Trilateral Cooperation in Response to the Russia-North Korea Partnership
Senior Research Fellow
Hirohito Ogi
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
Economic Security
Japan integrated economic security into its new National Security Strategy
Senior Research Fellow
Yoshiyuki Sagara
Security
The Strategic Shift from Territorial Defense to In-Depth Interdiction and the Unfinished Work of Transforming the Self-Defense Forces: Key Takeaways on Japanese Three Strategic Documents
On December 16, 2022, the Japanese government decided to significantly strengthen its defense capabilities by adopting the so-call
Senior Research Fellow
Hirohito Ogi
Security
Significance and Challenges of Possessing the Counterstrike Capability
【Author】Oue Sadamasa Consulting Senior Fellow
