The Institute of Geoeconomics (IOG) / Research

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, Rare Earths and ‘Weaponized Interdependence’

In early September, just days after China mar…

Visiting Senior Research Fellow

Hotaka Machida

Are Firms Ready for Economic Security? Insights from Japan and the Netherlands

Introducing the Economic Security Survey / Su…

Senior Research Fellow

Hitoshi Suzuki

Is China Guardian of the ‘Postwar International Order’?

Tensions in Japan-China relations have escala…

Defense Capabilities and Defense Industrial Cooperation in and across the Indo-Pacific

Japan’s Defense Industrial Policy / South Kor…

Senior Research Fellow

Hirohito Ogi

Economic Security

Japan-India Defense in a Fragmenting Indo-Pacific

At their late-August summit, former Prime Min…

Visiting Research Fellow

Tomofumi Uchino

The “Economic Security is National Security” Strategy

IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 4 No. …

Visiting Research Fellow

Andrew Capistrano

Economic Security

India – Japan: The Glimpse of a Shared Vision

G20 summit in Johannesburg (21–23 Nov) produc…

Visiting Research Fellow

Manish Sharma

Economic Security

Beijing’s ‘Globalist’ Agenda Under Trump 2.0

As 2025 comes to a close, it’s worth reflecti…

Senior Research Fellow

Kenichi Doi

Trump’s Tariffs Might Be Here to Stay – No Matter Who’s in Power

IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 4 No. …

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

The long road to a South Korea-U.S. trade deal

South Korea’s tariff negotiations with the U.…

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