
IOG’s experts take one story shaping today’s international politics and draw out its implications.
2023
The Logic of US Trade Policy Today & The Outlook from Asia (Paul Nadeau, Visiting Research Fellow, Institute of Geoeconomics)
・U.S. domestic political context
・Reaction to US policy from allies & partners
・Limitations of U.S. Defense Policy Engagement
・Future outlook
Japan’s New National Security Strategy (Ken Jimbo, President, Asia Pacific Initiative)
・Regional context
・Domestic political dynamics
・What the NSS means for Japan’s future
2022
China’s Zero-COVID Policy: Recent Developments & Future Outlook (Naoko Eto, Senior Fellow, Institute of Geoeconomics)
・Changes in Zero COVID policy
・Consequences of recent protests
・Implications on foreign investment & US-China decoupling
Japan-South Korea Relations & Surrounding Security Challenges (Ken Jimbo, President, Asia Pacific Initiative)
・South Korea’s domestic debate on nuclear weapons
・Japan’s view of South Korea’s nuclear deterrence options
・Japan-ROK cooperation the Yoon administration
Populism and Geoeconomics (Kazuto Suzuki, Director, Institute of Geoeconomics)
・The Rise of “Populist” Parties
・Populism and the Political Spectrum
・Geoeconomic Impact of Populism
The Choice Between Russia and Ukraine (Ken Jimbo, President, Asia Pacific Initiative)
∙ Countries Taking a Neutral Position in the Ukraine War
∙ Lessons from the 2018 U.S.-China Trade War
∙ Japan’s Strategy