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.
Economic Security
Japanese firms seek political stability and stronger alliance: survey – IOG Survey Results of 100 Japanese Companies on Economic Security –

Booklet “Survey Results of 100 Japanese Compa…

Senior Research Fellow

Hitoshi Suzuki

Economic Security
IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 3 No. 1)

EU, U.S. Declare Steel Truce / Nippon Steel O…

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

Security
Will drones replace helicopter pilots in the Self-Defense Forces?

[Author: Kisho Yoshida, Visiting Research Fel…

Economic Security
IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 2 No. 23)

Japan & ASEAN at 50 / EU Adds New Sanctio…

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

Security
What the Israel-Hamas war means for U.S. grand strategy

【Author】Takuya Matsuda Project Researcher, R…

Diplomacy
Recapping a Month of Summits: The View from Asia

This year's APEC takeaways / US-China summit …

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

Diplomacy
What the Hamas-Israel ‘humanitarian pause’ really meant

Almost three months have passed since a confl…

Senior Research Fellow

Yoshiyuki Sagara

Economic Security
The Past, Present, and Future of Japan’s Geoeconomic Leadership

Geoeconomic Agenda is a new Pacific-centric, …

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

Economic Security
IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 2 No. 22)

Biden Administration Announces New Rules for …

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

Diplomacy
Europe rattled by Israel-Hamas war

In many European countries, including the Uni…

Group Head, Europe & Americas

Yuichi Hosoya

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