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.
Diplomacy
The long road to a South Korea-U.S. trade deal

South Korea’s tariff negotiations with the U.S. emerged as an early test for President Lee Jae Myung’s “pragmatic diplomacy center

Security
Event Report: The Trump Tariffs and Their Impact on the Japanese Economy

On September 13, the Institute of Geoeconomics (IOG) held talks between Kumiko Pivette, Geopolitical Risk Advisory Lead at PwC Jap

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

Beijing’s calculated use of rare-earth export controls has again become a key instrument in its competition with Washington. By im

Visiting Senior Fellow

Naoko Eto

Diplomacy
The Gaza Ceasefire and the Evolving Strategic Landscape of the Middle East

On November 15, 2025, from 10:00 to 11:00 JST, the Institute of Geoeconomics hosted a seminar titled “The Gaza Ceasefire and the F

Economic Security
India’s Structural Reforms: Opportunities and Risks

In the recent months, India constituted a high-level reform panel to accelerate business-facing structural reforms. Other key deve

Visiting Research Fellow

Manish Sharma

Diplomacy
The Real Significance of Trump’s Asia Trip

IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 4 No. 23)

Visiting Research Fellow

Andrew Capistrano

Diplomacy
Trump 2.0 Diminishes European Union Power

Senior Research Fellow

Hitoshi Suzuki

Economic Security
India’s Geoeconomic Options in a Trumpian World

When Donald Trump returned to the White House for a second term, many in India expected a continuation of the visible warmth betwe

Visiting Research Fellow

Manish Sharma

Japan
Can Takaichi Build on a Successful Summit?

IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 4 No. 22)

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

Security
The Meaning and Future of Dollar Dominance with Paul Blustein

Geoeconomic Agenda is a new Pacific-centric, globally-minded podcast that investigates the connections between economics, geopolit

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

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