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
Why deploying U.S. Army in the Middle East can strengthen deterrence in the Western Pacific

Under the first Trump administration and the …

Research Associate

Rintaro Inoue

Politics and Economics
The Power of Private Individuals: The Informal Influence of Technology

In his farewell address, President Biden soun…

Visiting Senior Research Fellow

Kousuke Saito

Emerging Technology
Navigating Uncertainty in U.S. Space Policy: Decoding Elon Musk’s Influence

When President Trump declared in his second i…

Research Fellow

Kota Umeda

Politics and Economics
Will China succeed in remaking Hong Kong in its own image?

Toru Kurata, Professor, Rikkyo University Ov…

Economic Security
Identifying choke points in the semiconductor supply chain

The COVID-19 pandemic brought shortages of ma…

Visiting Research Fellow

Eiki Tagami

Economic Security
After tariffs: Is there a plan to restructure the global economic system?

IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 4 No. …

Visiting Research Fellow

Andrew Capistrano

Economic Security
Personnel Is (Trade) Policy

IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 4 No. …

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

Politics and Economics
Resilient Yet Vulnerable: India’s Economy, Markets, and Global Positioning (INDIA ROUNDUP, March 2025)

Summary The Indian economy is facing slowd…

Visiting Research Fellow

Manish Sharma

Economic Security
Why Trump might want a short-term economic downturn

IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 4 No. …

Visiting Research Fellow

Andrew Capistrano

Emerging Technology
Japan is no island when it comes to semiconductors. Rightly so.

Visiting Research Fellow

Andrew Capistrano

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