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.
Emerging Technology
Starlink highlights economic security challenges facing democracies

The Russia-Ukraine war has placed a fresh spotlight on the extremely close relationship between civil technology and military tech

Senior Research Fellow

Kota Umeda

Emerging Technology
How to deal with influence operations in the era of generative AI

2024 will be a year when we watch over elections in many countries while paying attention to the progress in artificial intelligen

Group Head, Emerging Technologies

Makoto Shiono

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Security
The Opportunity and Duty for Japan’s Defense Exports Amid the Demand-Pulled International Defense Economy

The Economic Security Promotion Act enacted in 2022 stipulates as its objective “the promotion of national security through integr

Senior Research Fellow

Hirohito Ogi

Economic Security
IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 3 No. 6)

Biden Comes Out against Nippon Steel Acquisition / New EU Regulations for Digital Services / U.S. Hits Russia with New Sanctions F

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

Emerging Technology
Can we trust the polls? How emerging technologies affect democracy

Do technologies change how democracy works, or do democratic principles determine how technologies work? With 2024 being a glob

Visiting Senior Research Fellow

Kousuke Saito

Economic Security
Future of Energy in the Indo-Pacific

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

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

Security
How to stop the dominoes of war from falling in East Asia

【Author】Sadamasa Oue Consulting Senior Fellow & Group Head, International Security Order, Institute of Geoeconomics Lieutenan

Security
Ukraine war has brought new challenges for international security

【Author】Goro Matsumura Former Commanding General of the Ground Self-Defense Force’s Northeastern Army   A full-scale mi

Economic Security
IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 3 No. 5)

WTO Summit Concludes / Nippon Steel Begins Formal Negotiations with Steelworkers’ Union / U.S. Hits Russia with New Sanctions Foll

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

Security
How the Israel-Hamas war is changing the international security order

【Author】Masaki Mizobuchi, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hiroshima University*  

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