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
Reviewing the Results of Taiwan’s Presidential and Legislative Elections

Visiting Senior Fellow

Naoko Eto

Economic Security
Japanese firms seek political stability and stronger alliance: survey – IOG Survey Results of 100 Japanese Companies on Economic Security –

Booklet “Survey Results of 100 Japanese Companies on Economic Security 2023” Japanese companies’ strategic stance toward the do

Senior Research Fellow

Hitoshi Suzuki

Economic Security
IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 3 No. 1)

EU, U.S. Declare Steel Truce / Nippon Steel Offers to Acquire U.S. Steel / U.S.-UK Agreement Shelved / China Reimposes Tariffs on

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

Security
Will drones replace helicopter pilots in the Self-Defense Forces?

[Author: Kisho Yoshida, Visiting Research Fellow] In Japan’s National Defense Strategy released in December 2022, the governmen

Economic Security
IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 2 No. 23)

Japan & ASEAN at 50 / EU Adds New Sanctions on Russia / The United States Observes Human Rights Day / Another Round / Congress

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

Security
What the Israel-Hamas war means for U.S. grand strategy

【Author】Takuya Matsuda Project Researcher, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Tokyo  

Diplomacy
Recapping a Month of Summits: The View from Asia

This year's APEC takeaways / US-China summit / JP-ROK-China trilateral

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

Diplomacy
What the Hamas-Israel ‘humanitarian pause’ really meant

Almost three months have passed since a conflict between the Palestinian militant group Hamas and Israel began, and more than 20,0

Senior Research Fellow

Yoshiyuki Sagara

Economic Security
The Past, Present, and Future of Japan’s Geoeconomic Leadership

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

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

Economic Security
IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 2 No. 22)

Biden Administration Announces New Rules for EV Purchases / U.S. Dairy Industry Faces Setback in USMCA / Trade Policy & COP28

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

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