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. 3 No. 24)

Tariff Man Announces Tariffs / Trump Announces Bessent to Be Treasury Secretary / Greer Reported to Be Trump's Pick for USTR / Ish

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

Security
Will Trump change course on critical and emerging tech?

Challenges for American diplomacy stem from the characteristics of each administration. How will Donald Trump’s reelection affect

Visiting Senior Research Fellow

Kousuke Saito

Politics and Economics
A Dangerous Confluence: The Intertwined Crises of Disinformation and Democracies

In 2024, dubbed ‘the election year’, there is a heightened awareness of the threat of disinformation. Disinformation poses a funda

Research Fellow

Yusuke Ishikawa

Politics and Economics
A Dangerous Confluence: Introduction

With 2024 being dubbed as ‘the year of elections’, the threat of disinformation has gained pace and so has the frantic search for

Research Fellow

Yusuke Ishikawa

Politics and Economics
Chapter 1 Hungary: Media Control and Disinformation

This chapter provides a comprehensive analysis of disinformation in Hungary, highlighting the significant issue of democratic back

Research Fellow

Yusuke Ishikawa

Politics and Economics
Chapter 2 Disinformation in the United States: When Distrust Trumps Facts

[Author: Marina Fujita Dickson, Research Associate] The challenge posed by disinformation in the United States can be described

Research Associate

Marina Fujita Dickson

Politics and Economics
Chapter 3 The Engagement Trap and Disinformation in the United Kingdom

[Author: Dr Sara Kaizuka FHEA(Part-time Lecturer at Musashino University / Part-time Assistant Lecturer at Kanagawa University / I

Politics and Economics
Final Chapter: Disinformation in Japan and how to deal with it

This report identified three intertwined factors that lead to the crises of disinformation: the lack of policies against disinform

Research Fellow

Yusuke Ishikawa

Economic Security
IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 3 No. 23)

Trump Returns to White House  / South Korea Proposes Bill to Support Chip Producers  / United States Asks TSMC to Cooperate on Adv

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

Security
Both U.S. presidential candidates’ security strategies raise concerns

Author: Kuniharu Kakihara Faced with two wars, one in Europe and the other in the Middle East, as well as rising tensions in Ea

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