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
DOGE Shock and Crisis in U.S. Credibility
In 2010, a charming dog from Japan circulated…

Senior Research Fellow
Yoshiyuki Sagara

Economic Security
India’s Strategic Autonomy in a Trumpian World
In a bombshell revelation, India’s top defens…

Visiting Research Fellow
Manish Sharma

Economic Security
Japan needs to take the quantum-technology leap
[Author: Wakana Asano, API Takano Fellow] …

Security
Air superiority vs. air denial: Redefining U.S. airpower strategy
[Author: Sadamasa Oue , consulting senior fel…

Economic Security
The Lessons of the Nippon Steel Saga
IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 4 No. …

Visiting Research Fellow
Paul Nadeau

Economic Security
Unchecked and unbalanced: The future of U.S. economic policymaking
U.S. President Donald Trump is fanning the fl…

Visiting Research Fellow
Paul Nadeau

Emerging Technology
A ‘Sputnik’ moment in the global AI race
When Chinese AI startup DeepSeek unveiled the…

Group Head, Emerging Technologies
Makoto Shiono

Economic Security
China’s shipyard dominance leads to geoeconomic risks
China’s unparalleled shipbuilding capacity ha…

Senior Research Fellow
Kenichi Doi

Politics and Economics
Democracy shouldn’t be used as an ideological weapon
Author: Maiko Ichihara, Professor, Graduate S…

Economic Security
From dollar hegemony to currency multipolarity?
IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 4 No. …

Visiting Research Fellow
Andrew Capistrano
Ranking
- Tariffs, Inflation, and Growth: The US Economy in Uncharted Waters2025.08.19
- From Threats to Substance: Decoding India-US Relations2025.08.18
- The Logic Behind Legally Risky Tariffs2025.09.03
- Japan’s Upper House Election: Political Fragmentation and Growing Instability2025.07.25
- The “Reciprocal” Tariffs Are Now in Effect – But for How Long?2025.08.07
Other Research
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