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.
Politics and Economics
American democracy will weather the Trumpist storm

Satoshi Machidori, Professor, Kyoto University

Diplomacy
Russia at the Tipping Point? Understanding the Impact of Three Years of Sanctionson Russia

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

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

Diplomacy
A Conversation on the Taiwan Crisis with Matt Pottinger, Garnaut Global CEO

Deterrence in a Taiwan Contingency/Japan’s Role in a Taiwan Crisis: Security Challenges/Japan’s Role in a Taiwan Crisis: Technolog

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

Security
Why ASEAN is crucial to a Free and Open Indo-Pacific

Author: Takahiro Kamisuna Since late former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe created the Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) strategy in

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

Trump Announces Possibility of Sectoral Tariffs / Trump Announces Possibility of Reciprocal Tariffs / Trump Restores De Minimis Be

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

Politics and Economics
Social media alone didn’t decide last year’s elections

Social media’s influence on elections continues to get a lot of attention — last year was no exception, when over 60 countries wen

Research Fellow

Yusuke Ishikawa

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

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