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
China’s shipyard dominance leads to geoeconomic risks
China’s unparalleled shipbuilding capacity ha…

Senior Research Fellow
Kenichi Doi

Politics and Economics
Democracy shouldn’t be used as an ideological weapon
Author: Maiko Ichihara, Professor, Graduate S…

Economic Security
From dollar hegemony to currency multipolarity?
IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 4 No. …

Visiting Research Fellow
Andrew Capistrano

Economic Security
The Big Continuity in Trump’s International Economic Policy
IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 4 No. …

Visiting Research Fellow
Paul Nadeau

Emerging Technology
Harnessing China’s tech giants: The case of Jack Ma
Author: Takahiro Tsuchiya, Professor, Kyoto U…

Economic Security
The Courts Rule Trump’s April 2 Tariffs Illegal – What Happens Next?

Visiting Research Fellow
Paul Nadeau

Economic Security
Tariff Tracker: A Guide to Tariff Authorities and their Uses
Updated: July 28, 2025 While U.S. President …

Visiting Research Fellow
Paul Nadeau

Economic Security
Trade, capital flows, and the new focus on “global imbalances”
IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 4 No. …

Visiting Research Fellow
Andrew Capistrano

Security
U.S. Navy faces tough resource allocation challenges
[Author] Keitaro Ushirogata, Senior Research …

Economic Security
The Case that it Could All Work Out (for Everyone Else)
IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 4 No. …

Visiting Research Fellow
Paul Nadeau
Ranking
- The Lessons of the Nippon Steel Saga2025.07.08
- 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
- India’s Strategic Autonomy in a Trumpian World2025.07.11
Other Research
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