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.
Security
Inauguration of President Lai Ching-te: The Future Prospects of East Asia

Highlights from the inaugural speech / Differences with Tsai’s speech / Expressions of the Cross-Strait Relations/ Challenges for

Visiting Senior Fellow

Naoko Eto

Economic Security
Geoeconomic Triangle: EU and US-China Economic Competition

What is the "geoeconomic triangle?" / From BRI to de-risking? / Who's coming out ahead?

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

Economic Security
Europe’s vulnerability in the EU-China-U.S. geoeconomic triangle

As one of the world’s three biggest economies — and its largest single market — the European Union has the size and capacity to ac

Visiting Research Fellow

Andrew Capistrano

Politics and Economics
IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 3 No. 10)

New Tariffs on China to Come / Blinken Visits China / China Strengthens its Ability to Retaliate / UN Launches Panel on Critical M

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

Economic Security
Does economic security undermine the benefits of interdependence?

Economic security is becoming increasingly central to American foreign and economic policy. It involves protecting supplies of cri

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

Economic Security
Grasping industrial policy in the age of economic security

Japan and the United States are committed to working together to promote and protect key emerging technologies — a deepening coope

Senior Research Fellow

Yoshiyuki Sagara

Economic Security
IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 3 No. 9)

TikTok Divestment Demand Signed into Law / Time to Triple China Tariffs? / China Hits Back? / Japan Strengthens Export Controls on

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

Economic Security
How will Japan respond to new U.S. investment rules?

In recent years, as countries increasingly focus on their economic security, much of the discussion on bolstering investment regul

Visiting Senior Research Fellow

Satoshi Yamada

Economic Security
Indo-Pacific Eyes on America: Australia

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

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

Economic Security
Survey on Overseas Business Development and Survey of 100 companies on Economic Security

Review of the Survey on Overseas Business Development (JBIC) / Survey of 100 Japanese Companies on Economic Security (IOG)

Senior Research Fellow

Hitoshi Suzuki

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