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.
Economic Security
India’s Rising Gravitational Pull

Visiting Research Fellow

Manish Sharma

Diplomacy
Lessons for Japan from Russia’s war in Ukraine

[Author: Yuichi Yoshida, LEAP Fellow]] With a mandate after its Feb. 8 election victory, the government of Prime Minister Sanae T

Diplomacy
U.S. Supreme Court Decision to Block IEEPA Tariffs

Supreme Court Invalidation of IEEPA Tariffs/ The System of Checks and Balances / What Happens Next: Refunds and Section 122 Tariff

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

Diplomacy
U.S. LNG and Japan’s Sea Lanes: Towards Diversification and Stabilization of the Maritime Transportation Routes

By Yuki Goto, Visiting Research Fellow The second Trump administration has been promoting the export of U.S. energy resources, un

Visiting Research Fellow

Yuki Goto

Diplomacy
Dependence and Diversification: Canada’s Middle-Power Strategy

Geoeconomic Agenda is a new Pacific-centric, globally-minded podcast that investigates the connections between economics, geopolit

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

Diplomacy
Attack on Iran: What Comes Next for the Gulf & The Oil Crisis?

Geoeconomic Insight 3/1/2026

Director & Group Head, Economic Security

Kazuto Suzuki

Diplomacy
The Supreme Court Strikes Down the IEEPA Tariffs: What Happened and What Comes Next?

IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 5 No. 04)

Visiting Research Fellow

Paul Nadeau

Diplomacy
Fed-Treasury Coordination as Economic Security Policy

IOG Economic Intelligence Report (Vol. 5 No. 03)

Visiting Research Fellow

Andrew Capistrano

Diplomacy
What Takaichi’s Snap Election Landslide Means for Japan’s Defense and Fiscal Policy

Election Results: Key Takeaways and Implications /  Coalition Dynamics: How Partner Shifts Change Policy / Impact on the National

Senior Research Fellow

Hirohito Ogi

Diplomacy
Challenges for Japan During the U.S.-China ‘Truce’

Following her victory at the polls on Sunday, and the mandate that clearly represents, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi should give t

Visiting Senior Fellow

Naoko Eto

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