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
IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 4 No. 3)

Trade War False Start, Part 1 / Trade War False Start, Part 2 / USTR Scrutinizes PRC / Trump Designates Cartels as Terrorist Organ

Visiting Research Fellow

Andrew Capistrano

Diplomacy
Trump’s Major Presidential Actions & What Experts Say

Below is a list of Trump’s key executive orders, proclamations, memoranda, and speeches, accompanied by expert comments. (Updated

Diplomacy
A Message from Yuichi Hosoya on Our Latest Special Feature: How Will the Trump Administration Change the World in 2025?

The inauguration of Donald Trump’s second administration on January 20, 2025, has drawn unprecedented global attention. Dubbed "Tr

Group Head, Europe & Americas

Yuichi Hosoya

Economic Security
IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 4 No. 2)

Trump Returns to the White House / Nippon Steel Blocked / Biden Takes Parting Shot at China’s AI Development… / …And Legacy Semico

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

Economic Security
Politics and the economy: Bedfellows of U.S.-China relations

The United States has yet to come up with a viable strategy to deal with multipolarity in international relations. How will this a

Visiting Senior Fellow

Naoko Eto

Economic Security
Understanding Trump 2.0

Guest: Mr. Ken Weinstein Japan Chair at Hudson Institute

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

Economic Security
Nippon Steel: The Decision Is Biden’s, but the Problem is Systemic

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

Economic Security
IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 4 No. 1)

European Council Announces New Measures to Address Russia’s Invasion / USTR Announces Investigation into China’s Semiconductor Ind

Visiting Research Fellow

Andrew Capistrano

Geoeconomic Briefing
Japan’s auto industry looks down the road to Trump presidency

Japan’s auto industry is undergoing profound structural changes. As the industry pivots toward electrification to meet emissions

Group Head, Emerging Technologies

Makoto Shiono

Economic Security
IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 3 No. 25)

Latest Restrictions on Tech Exports to China / China Retaliates with Critical Mineral Controls, Sanctions on Defense Companies / N

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

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