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
Why the eyes of the world will be on the U.S. presidential election

The whole world is now intimidated by America…

Group Head, Europe & Americas

Yuichi Hosoya

Politics and Economics
Reviewing the Results of Taiwan’s Presidential and Legislative Elections

Senior Fellow & Group Head, China

Naoko Eto

Economic Security
Japanese firms seek political stability and stronger alliance: survey – IOG Survey Results of 100 Japanese Companies on Economic Security –

Japanese companies’ strategic stance toward t…

Senior Research Fellow

Hitoshi Suzuki

Economic Security
IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 3 No. 1)

EU, U.S. Declare Steel Truce / Nippon Steel O…

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

Security
Will drones replace helicopter pilots in the Self-Defense Forces?

[Author: Kisho Yoshida, Visiting Research Fel…

Economic Security
IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 2 No. 23)

Japan & ASEAN at 50 / EU Adds New Sanctio…

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

Security
What the Israel-Hamas war means for U.S. grand strategy

【Author】Takuya Matsuda Project Researcher, R…

Diplomacy
Recapping a Month of Summits: The View from Asia

This year's APEC takeaways / US-China summit …

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

Diplomacy
What the Hamas-Israel ‘humanitarian pause’ really meant

Almost three months have passed since a confl…

Senior Research Fellow

Yoshiyuki Sagara

Economic Security
The Past, Present, and Future of Japan’s Geoeconomic Leadership

Geoeconomic Agenda is a new Pacific-centric, …

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

CLOSE