The Institute of Geoeconomics (IOG) / Research

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

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

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

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

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

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

Beyond a Zero-Sum Approach to U.S.-Japan Defense Burden Sharing

The Trump administration’s policy of pressing U.S. allies to shoulder more of the defense burden has fueled fears of “abandonment”

Senior Research Fellow

Hirohito Ogi

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