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

IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 2 No. 21)

IPEF on the Rocks / APEC Outcomes / Dispute over USTR’s Digital Pivot / China & Japan Open Channel on Export Controls / Rapidu

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

Security

Acquiring counterstrike capabilities is no simple matter for Japan

【Author】Kisho Yoshida Visiting Fellow, Institute of Geoeconomics In December 2022, the Japanese government stated in its Natio

Diplomacy

How AI fits into China’s raft of global initiatives

In early November, the British government hosted its AI Safety Summit in Bletchley Park, Buckinghamshire, focusing on how to best

Visiting Senior Fellow

Naoko Eto

Security

The China-Russia-North Korea triangle looks unlikely to last

[Author] Yukihiro Hotta, Senior Researcher at the Kazankai Foundation When Russian President Vladimir Putin met with North Kore

Economic Security

IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 2 No. 20)

EU-U.S. Tariff Talks Collapse / International Cooperation on AI / Combating Seafood Coercion / New Financial Measures Targeting Ha

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

Diplomacy

‘Offensive’ and ‘defensive’ diplomacy: Managing ties with China

A year has passed since Chinese President Xi Jinping began his norm-breaking third term as Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Secretary

Visiting Senior Research Fellow

Hotaka Machida

Security

Comparative Study of Defense Industries -Autonomy, Priority, and Sustainability- (Executive Summary)

Amid the push for fundamental reinforcement of defensive capabilities following the release of three strategic documents, there’s

Senior Research Fellow

Hirohito Ogi

Diplomacy

Germany’s China strategy is epoch-making but ambiguous

【Author】Takumi Itabashi Professor, the Graduate Schools for Law and Politics at the University of Tokyo European Com

Economic Security

IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 2 No. 19)

New Rules / Tit-for-Tat / Iran Funds Withheld / Digital Service Tax Concern / Progress on AI Rules / Digital Trade in Vietnam / An

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

Economic Security

How electric vehicles became subject to EU economic security

Among Japan, the United States and Europe, the nations that are particularly enthusiastic about promoting electric vehicles are th

Senior Research Fellow

Hitoshi Suzuki

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