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
Politics and the economy: Bedfellows of U.S.-China relations

The United States has yet to come up with a viable strategy to deal with multipolarity in international relations. How will this a

Visiting Senior Fellow

Naoko Eto

Economic Security
Understanding Trump 2.0

Guest: Mr. Ken Weinstein Japan Chair at Hudson Institute

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

Economic Security
Nippon Steel: The Decision Is Biden’s, but the Problem is Systemic

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

Economic Security
IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 4 No. 1)

European Council Announces New Measures to Address Russia’s Invasion / USTR Announces Investigation into China’s Semiconductor Ind

Visiting Research Fellow

Andrew Capistrano

Geoeconomic Briefing
Japan’s auto industry looks down the road to Trump presidency

Japan’s auto industry is undergoing profound structural changes. As the industry pivots toward electrification to meet emissions

Group Head, Emerging Technologies

Makoto Shiono

Economic Security
IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 3 No. 25)

Latest Restrictions on Tech Exports to China / China Retaliates with Critical Mineral Controls, Sanctions on Defense Companies / N

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

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

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