ResearchResearch Activities

IOG conducts research across five key themes: China, Europe and the United States, economic security, international security order, and emerging technologies. These activities are summarized through essays written by IOG researchers, offering in-depth analysis and insights on these critical areas.
China
The Fissures Beneath China’s Positive GDP Numbers

As the U.S.-China trade conflict grinds on, Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng continues to signal that Beijing is “confident” in the

Visiting Senior Fellow

Naoko Eto

Economic Security
US-China Trade and the “Great Rebalancing”

IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 4 No. 19)

Visiting Research Fellow

Andrew Capistrano

Politics and Economics
‘Trump Doctrine’ A Fundamental Challenge to Allied Unity

China’s “grand” military parade earlier this month, marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II — with Russian Preside

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

Asia Pacific
Exporting Frigates to Australia (Part II: Three Risks in Defense Equipment Transfers)

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

Security
Exporting Frigates to Australia (Part I: Why Japan Won the Bid)

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

Economic Security
The Logic Behind Legally Risky Tariffs

IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 4 No. 18)

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

Diplomacy
Why Trump-Inspired Nationalists in Europe Can’t Stick Together

Across Europe, right-wing leaders are borrowing from Donald Trump’s playbook, with slogans like “Poland First,” “Make Romania Grea

Research Fellow

Yusuke Ishikawa

Economic Security
Tariffs, Inflation, and Growth: The US Economy in Uncharted Waters

IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 4 No. 17)

Visiting Research Fellow

Andrew Capistrano

Economic Security
From Threats to Substance: Decoding India-US Relations

Recent developments in Indo-US relations, marked by public threats of steep unilateral tariffs, have introduced a rare geopolitica

Visiting Research Fellow

Manish Sharma

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