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.
Diplomacy
Japan needs clarity as an antidote to contradictory tariffs

Washington has offered a wide range of justif…

Visiting Senior Research Fellow

Shin Oya

Politics and Economics
China’s catch-22: Rapid growth with tight social control

At its core, Chinese politics faces a paradox…

Senior Fellow & Group Head, China

Naoko Eto

Politics and Economics
Will a ‘low-altitude economy’ make Chinese growth soar again?

As the Chinese economy continues to struggle,…

Visiting Senior Research Fellow

Hotaka Machida

Diplomacy
The Tariff Plans Need Clarity and Credibility if They’re Going to Work

IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 4 No. …

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

Politics and Economics
Is China overproducing highly qualified talent?

China is undergoing a dramatic shift toward h…

Senior Research Fellow

Kenichi Doi

Economic Security
India in a Tariff-ied World

Visiting Research Fellow

Manish Sharma

Security
Can the Trump Administration Address the U.S. Military’s Multi-Front Resource Dispersion?

*The original article in Japanese was publish…

Senior Research Fellow

Hirohito Ogi

Diplomacy
Germany in a New Geoeconomic Era

Geoeconomic Agenda is a new Pacific-centric, …

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

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

Diplomacy
⑦ “Mar A Lago” accord (Deciphering Trump Administration)

①Deciphering Trump Administration: Is Trump i…

Visiting Research Fellow

Andrew Capistrano

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