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.
Emerging Technology
Will Trump’s tech policies propel U.S. success against China?

Technology is the key to the confrontation between the United States and China, and the ability to innovate lies at the heart of t

Visiting Research Fellow

Mariko Togashi

Economic Security
The “Reciprocal” Tariffs Are Now in Effect – But for How Long?

IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 4 No. 16) Updated: August 8, 2025

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

Diplomacy
The rift between Trump and the EU: can Italy’s Meloni become a bridge-builder?

Once the result of last year’s American election became clear, countries around the world started wondering how to deal with a sec

Research Assistant

Gabriele Maletta

Economic Security
Tariff Tracker: A Guide to Tariff Authorities and their Uses

Updated: August 7, 2025 While U.S. President Donald Trump has called himself the “Tariff Man” and has made tariffs a central tool

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

Diplomacy
US Trade Agreements: Japan, the EU, and Global Trends

US-Japan Trade Agreement: Initial Impressions and Details / Patterns in Trump's Trade Policies and US-EU Agreement / After Japan a

Visiting Research Fellow

Andrew Capistrano

Politics and Economics
Japan’s Upper House Election: Political Fragmentation and Growing Instability

Japan's upper house (House of Councillors) election was held on July 20, with half of the seats contested. The long-governing Libe

Research Fellow

Yusuke Ishikawa

Economic Security
Why the EU economy faces hard choices between Trump and China

IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 4 No. 15)

Visiting Research Fellow

Andrew Capistrano

Security
Can China Become a Defender of Free Trade?

Since the inauguration of the second Trump administration, there has been growing debate about the destabilization of the internat

Visiting Senior Research Fellow

Hotaka Machida

Diplomacy
Japan’s Upper House Election and Its Impact on Diplomacy and Tariff Talks: Dr. Míreya Solis Explains

今回の参議院選挙の結果は石破現政権にとってどのような意味を持つのでしょうか。 What does the outcome of this Upper House election mean for the Ishiba administration? / この

Politics and Economics
Understanding Japan’s Upper House Election Results with IOG Director Kazuto Suzuki

今回の参議院選挙の結果を教えてください What was the result of the recent House of Councillors election in Japan? / 今回の選挙戦で、特に顕著だった傾向は何でしょうか。 What wer

Director & Group Head, Economic Security

Kazuto Suzuki

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