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.

Security
Acquiring counterstrike capabilities is no simple matter for Japan
【Author】Kisho Yoshida Visiting Fellow, Insti…

Diplomacy
How AI fits into China’s raft of global initiatives
In early November, the British government hos…

Senior Fellow & Group Head, China
Naoko Eto

Security
The China-Russia-North Korea triangle looks unlikely to last
[Author] Yukihiro Hotta, Senior Researcher at…

Economic Security
IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 2 No. 20)
EU-U.S. Tariff Talks Collapse / International…

Visiting Research Fellow
Paul Nadeau

Diplomacy
‘Offensive’ and ‘defensive’ diplomacy: Managing ties with China
A year has passed since Chinese President Xi …

Visiting Senior Research Fellow
Hotaka Machida

Security
Comparative Study of Defense Industries -Autonomy, Priority, and Sustainability- (Executive Summary)
Amid the push for fundamental reinforcement o…

Senior Research Fellow
Hirohito Ogi

Diplomacy
Germany’s China strategy is epoch-making but ambiguous
【Author】Takumi Itabashi Professor, the Gradu…

Economic Security
IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 2 No. 19)
New Rules / Tit-for-Tat / Iran Funds Withheld…

Visiting Research Fellow
Paul Nadeau

Economic Security
How electric vehicles became subject to EU economic security
Among Japan, the United States and Europe, th…

Senior Research Fellow
Hitoshi Suzuki

Slovak and Polish general elections

Research Fellow
Yusuke Ishikawa
Ranking
- Why the EU economy faces hard choices between Trump and China2025.07.24
- Japan’s Upper House Election: Political Fragmentation and Growing Instability2025.07.25
- DOGE Shock and Crisis in U.S. Credibility2025.07.14
- The Lessons of the Nippon Steel Saga2025.07.08
- The “Reciprocal” Tariffs Are Now in Effect – But for How Long?2025.08.07
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