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What the trilateral fighter jet program means for Japan by OUE Sadamasa

Geoeconomic Briefing is a series featuring researchers at the IOG focused on Japan’s challenges in that field. It will also provide analyses of the state of the world and trade risks as well as technological and industrial structures. (Editor-in-chief: Dr. SUZUKI Kazuto, Director, Institute of Geoeconomics (IOG); Professor, The University of Tokyo) This article was …

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Taking inspiration from Hiroshima to reconstruct the global nuclear order by OUE Sadamasa

Geoeconomic Briefing is a series featuring researchers at the IOG focused on Japan’s challenges in that field. It will also provide analyses of the state of the world and trade risks as well as technological and industrial structures. (Editor-in-chief: Dr. SUZUKI Kazuto, Director, Institute of Geoeconomics (IOG); Professor, The University of Tokyo) This article was …

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On the media | OUE Sadamasa

2023/02/14Japan’s airpower in 2035 with Oue Sadamasa and Douglas Barrie (Japan Memo) 2022/12/15New national security strategy needs to respond to realities on three fronts (API Geoeconomic Briefing) 2022/09/01Japan’s policy on China is critically lacking a military perspective (API Geoeconomic Briefing) 2022/02/01Why economic security in Japan needs to include the defense industry (API Geoeconomic Briefing) 2021/11/02AUKUS …

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Reconstructing the shaken international security order by OUE Sadamasa

Geoeconomic Briefing is a series featuring researchers at the IOG focused on Japan’s challenges in that field. It will also provide analyses of the state of the world and trade risks as well as technological and industrial structures. (Editor-in-chief: Dr. SUZUKI Kazuto, Director, Institute of Geoeconomics (IOG); Professor, The University of Tokyo) This article was …

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[Commentary] Significance and Challenges of Possessing the Counterstrike Capability by OUE Sadamasa

OUE Sadamasa Consulting Senior Fellow In the recently revealed National Security Strategy of Japan (NSS) and together with other strategic documents, the Japanese Government finally made its decision to acquire counterstrike capabilities. On February 29, 1956, the Government explicitly showed its view that, according to the Constitution, “as long as it is deemed that there …

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New national security strategy needs to respond to realities on three fronts by OUE Sadamasa

Geoeconomic Briefing is a series featuring researchers at the IOG focused on Japan’s challenges in that field. It will also provide analyses of the state of the world and trade risks as well as technological and industrial structures. (Editor-in-chief: Dr. SUZUKI Kazuto, Director, Institute of Geoeconomics (IOG); Professor, The University of Tokyo) This article was …

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Japan’s policy on China is critically lacking a military perspective by OUE Sadamasa

Geoeconomic Briefing is a series featuring researchers at the IOG focused on Japan’s challenges in that field. It will also provide analyses of the state of the world and trade risks as well as technological and industrial structures. (Editor-in-chief: Dr. SUZUKI Kazuto, Director, Institute of Geoeconomics (IOG); Professor, The University of Tokyo) This article was …

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Why economic security in Japan needs to include the defense industry by OUE Sadamasa

“API Geoeconomic Briefing” is a weekly analysis of significant geopolitical and geoeconomic developments that precede the post-pandemic world. The briefing is written by experts at Asia Pacific Initiative (API) and includes an assessment of burgeoning trends in international politics and economics and the possible impact on Japan’s national interests and strategic response. (Editor-in-chief: Dr. HOSOYA …

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Expert | OUE Sadamasa

OUE Sadamasa Consulting Senior Fellow Group Head, International Security Order, Institute of Geoeconomics Lieutenant General, Japan Air Self-Defense Force (Ret.) Profile General Oue was born in 1959 in Nara Prefecture, Japan. He entered the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) as a graduate of the National Defense Academy in 1982. Throughout his military career, he had …

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AUKUS has a significant part to play in the ‘new Cold War’ against China by OUE Sadamasa

“API Geoeconomic Briefing” is a weekly analysis of significant geopolitical and geoeconomic developments in the post-pandemic world. The briefing is written by experts at Asia Pacific Initiative (API) and includes an assessment of burgeoning trends in international politics and economics and the possible impact on Japan’s national interests and strategic response. (Editor-in-chief: Dr. HOSOYA Yuichi, …

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After U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, Japan has a role to play by OUE Sadamasa

“API Geoeconomic Briefing” is a weekly analysis of significant geopolitical and geoeconomic developments in the post-pandemic world. The briefing is written by experts at Asia Pacific Initiative (API) and includes an assessment of burgeoning trends in international politics and economics and the possible impact on Japan’s national interests and strategic response. (Editor-in-chief: Dr. HOSOYA Yuichi, …

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A Chinese invasion of Taiwan: Why Japan should prepare for the worst by OUE Sadamasa

“API Geoeconomic Briefing” is a weekly analysis of significant geopolitical and geoeconomic developments in the post-pandemic world. The briefing is written by experts at Asia Pacific Initiative (API) and includes an assessment of burgeoning trends in international politics and economics and the possible impact on Japan’s national interests and strategic response. (Editor-in-chief: Dr. HOSOYA Yuichi, …

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National consensus needed on the role of Self-Defense Forces in emergencies by OUE Sadamasa

“API Geoeconomic Briefing” is a weekly analysis of significant geopolitical and geoeconomic developments in the post-pandemic world. The briefing is written by experts at Asia Pacific Initiative (API) and includes an assessment of burgeoning trends in international politics and economics and the possible impact on Japan’s national interests and strategic response. (Editor-in-chief: Dr. HOSOYA Yuichi, …

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Can Japan keep up in the 21st-century space race? by OUE Sadamasa

“API Geoeconomic Briefing” is a weekly analysis of significant geopolitical and geoeconomic developments in the post-pandemic world. The briefing is written by experts at Asia Pacific Initiative (API) and includes an assessment of burgeoning trends in international politics and economics and the possible impact on Japan’s national interests and strategic response. (Editor-in-chief: Dr. HOSOYA Yuichi, …

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It’s time to rethink the Japan-U.S. alliance by OUE Sadamasa

“API Geoeconomic Briefing” is a weekly analysis of significant geopolitical and geoeconomic developments in the post-pandemic world. The briefing is written by experts at Asia Pacific Initiative (API) and includes an assessment of burgeoning trends in international politics and economics and the possible impact on Japan’s national interests and strategic response. (Editor-in-chief: Dr. HOSOYA Yuichi, …

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API Geoeconomic Briefing (Special Feature: Economic Security Strategy)

View all API Geoeconomic Briefing articles Special Feature: Economic Security Strategy (Photo: Getty Images) As part of the National Economic Security Strategy Project, API publishes discussions on economic security strategies in the API Geoeconomic Briefing. See below for our articles on economic security strategies. 2021.12.03 What Japan needs to do to boost its economic security …

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Symposium “What has Japan’s Governance Learned from the Fukushima Nuclear Accident and the COVID-19 Pandemic?”

  [Recruitment] Research Assistant (Native English Speaker) to Chairman Funabashi Asia Pacific Initiative (API) seeks a Research Assistant (native English speaker) to its Chairman, Dr. FUNABASHI Yoichi. For details, please click here . <API Geoeconomic Briefing> Posted on June 17, 2021Why the world depends on Taiwan and TSMC’s high-performance chips (KAWAKAMI Momoko)Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. …

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Rebuild Japan Initiative Foundation USA

Rebuild Japan Initiative Foundation USA, Inc. (RJIF-USA) was established in July 2016 as the U.S. organization of the Japan-based Rebuild Japan Initiative Foundation (RJIF). RJIF was a think tank that was founded in September 2011 after the Great East Japan Earthquake had brought about a catastrophic crisis in Japan. RJIF developed various research programs that …

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Comparative Study of Defense Industries -Autonomy, Priority, and Sustainability-

Comparative Study of Defense Industries -Autonomy, Priority, and Sustainability- Amid the push for fundamental reinforcement of defensive capabilities following the release of three strategic documents, there’s a growing sense of crisis being expressed toward Japan’s defense industry. What are the challenges and their underlying causes? Are the currently proposed solutions appropriate? Through comparative studies of …

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The War in Ukraine

The War in Ukraine The Russian invasion of Ukraine has become a threat to the very core of the international order, showing an emergence of ‘Realpolitik’, whose dynamics are determined by power and sphere of influence. How exactly will the international order be affected? How should Japan deal with this? We look into the Russia-Ukraine …

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【Special Features】G7 Summit

【Special Features】G7 Summit In May 2023, Japan hosted the Hiroshima G7 Summit. It was an unprecedented summit given the ongoing war waged against Ukraine by Russia. As such, this summit also presented a key opportunity for liberal democracies to unite and maintain sanctions against Russia while supporting Ukraine. In response to the current geopolitical landscape, …

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【Special Features】Analyzing the 2022 Japanese Strategic Documents

【Special Features】 Analyzing the 2022 Japanese Strategic Documents On December 16 2022, the Japanese Government released three strategic documents; the National Security Strategy, National Defense Strategy, and the Defense Buildup Program. What is required to transform Japan’s security policy into a more realistic strategy capable of deterring and responding to existing threats? How do the …

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Institute of Geoeconomics (IOG)

Institute of Geoeconomics (IOG) As a private, independent think tank, the IOG aspires to make significant global impact and become a hub for intellectual exchange in the Asia-Pacific region. About IOG 2023/06/20 IOG co-hosts “Chip War – Nation’s Technology Faces Crucial Test” 2023/05/30 Submission of “Economic Security Survey: 100 Companies and their Voices to the …

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Liberal International Order

Liberal International Order: LIO In the face of intensifying competition between the U.S. and China and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, how should the Indo-Pacific nations, led by the U.S. and Japan, and the European Union (EU) countries form a free and open international order that abides by the rules? How should they protect shared values …

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