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
⑥China China China (Deciphering Trump Administration)

①Deciphering Trump Administration: Is Trump i…

Visiting Research Fellow

Andrew Capistrano

Diplomacy
⑤What is the geoeconomic rationale (Deciphering Trump Administration)

①Deciphering Trump Administration: Is Trump i…

Visiting Research Fellow

Andrew Capistrano

Diplomacy
④Why Tariffs? (Deciphering Trump Administration)

①Deciphering Trump Administration: Is Trump i…

Visiting Research Fellow

Andrew Capistrano

Diplomacy
③So called Reciprocal Tariffs (Deciphering Trump Administration)

①Deciphering Trump Administration: Is Trump i…

Visiting Research Fellow

Andrew Capistrano

Diplomacy
②What does Tariff Man want (Deciphering Trump Administration

①Deciphering Trump Administration: Is Trump i…

Visiting Research Fellow

Andrew Capistrano

Diplomacy
①Is Trump irrational or a mastermind? (Deciphering Trump Administration)

②Deciphering Trump Administration: What does …

Visiting Research Fellow

Andrew Capistrano

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

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