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
The dollar paradox: Toward a bifurcated currency order?

IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 4 No. 9)

Visiting Research Fellow

Andrew Capistrano

Economic Security
Is there a method behind the Trumponomics madness?

Since U.S. President Donald Trump took office for the second time, his administration has leaned heavily on executive orders and t

Director & Group Head, Economic Security

Kazuto Suzuki

Diplomacy
Japan needs clarity as an antidote to contradictory tariffs

Washington has offered a wide range of justifications for its tariff policies: They’re designed to raise revenue, be used as lever

Visiting Senior Research Fellow

Shin Oya

Politics and Economics
China’s catch-22: Rapid growth with tight social control

At its core, Chinese politics faces a paradox: The need to reconcile social diversification with political stability — sustaining

Visiting Senior Fellow

Naoko Eto

Politics and Economics
Will a ‘low-altitude economy’ make Chinese growth soar again?

As the Chinese economy continues to struggle, Beijing has turned to what it calls a “low-altitude economy” to stimulate growth and

Visiting Senior Research Fellow

Hotaka Machida

Diplomacy
The Tariff Plans Need Clarity and Credibility if They’re Going to Work

IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 4 No. 8)

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

Politics and Economics
Is China overproducing highly qualified talent?

China is undergoing a dramatic shift toward hypereducation, with no signs of slowing down. According to UNESCO, the country's h

Senior Research Fellow

Kenichi Doi

Economic Security
India in a Tariff-ied World

Visiting Research Fellow

Manish Sharma

Security
Can the Trump Administration Address the U.S. Military’s Multi-Front Resource Dispersion?

*The original article in Japanese was published on January 29, 2025. As intense fighting continues in Ukraine, uncertainty ling

Senior Research Fellow

Hirohito Ogi

Diplomacy
Germany in a New Geoeconomic Era

Geoeconomic Agenda is a new Pacific-centric, globally-minded podcast that investigates the connections between economics, geopolit

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

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