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
Trump, Takaichi and Japan’s Strategic Crossroads

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi entered office with strong domestic approval, yet her administration’s launch coincided with a momen

Senior Research Fellow

Hitoshi Suzuki

Diplomacy
When Is a Tariff Threat Not a Tariff Threat?

IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 5 No. 02)

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

Diplomacy
Takaichi’s Strengths and the Need for ‘Strategic Signaling’

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi rocketed to a high-velocity start on the diplomatic front when she took office in October......(cont

Managing Director (Representative Director), International House of Japan

Ken Jimbo

Diplomacy
Takaichi’s Twin Challenges: Economic Growth and Security

The administration of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has placed a “responsible yet proactive fiscal policy” at the center of its ec

Director & Group Head, Economic Security

Kazuto Suzuki

Economic Security
It’s Now or Never: India’s Ambitious Reform Push

2025 marked a clear inflection point in India’s reform trajectory...(continues below)

Visiting Research Fellow

Manish Sharma

Security
The Geoeconomics of Gen AI: Middle Power Strategies on Digital Sovereignty

How Is Generative AI Changing Global Competition and Cooperation? / Hiroshima AI Process / South Korean Approach to AI / EU’s Poli

Research Fellow

Kota Umeda

Diplomacy
Oil, Debt, and Dollars: The Geoeconomics of Venezuela

IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 5 No. 01)

Visiting Research Fellow

Andrew Capistrano

Security
Dealing with the America First United States

Introduction: America First is not New / Japan’s Economic Security Efforts / Three Types of Reaction towards the U.S.  / Fundament

Senior Research Fellow

Yoshiyuki Sagara

Diplomacy
Ready for a (Tariff) Refund?

IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 4 No. 26)

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

Security
China, Rare Earths and ‘Weaponized Interdependence’

In early September, just days after China marked the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, Berlin hosted IFA 2025 — one of

Visiting Senior Research Fellow

Hotaka Machida

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