List of Research Findings

A list of research findings from JIIA is available for viewing.

#Strategic Outlook 2026 #JIIA Strategic Comments

Introduction: A Strategic Perspective for 2026: Japan’s Strategic Autonomy and Indispensability in an Era of Uncertainty

Kenichiro Sasae (President, The Japan Institute of International Affairs)
31.03.2026
#Japan #JIIA Platform #Public Opinion Survey

Japanese Oriented Toward Personal Safety and Security: Analysis of the Yomiuri Shimbun Public Opinion Survey

Masafumi Ishii (Managing Director, JIIA Platform)
31.03.2026
#CDAST #Center for Disarmament, Science and Technology (CDAST)

"More Is Not Better: The Risks of a US Nuclear Buildup for Extended Deterrence" (The Washington Quarterly, 49:1, 25-44)

31.03.2026
#Indo-Pacific#Japan#Security#Economy & Global Issues #Japan's Voices #JIIA Center for Global Outreach (CGO)

[Japan’s Voices No.6] Safeguarding Maritime Security in the Indo-Pacific Challenges and Prospects for Maritime Security Cooperation between Japan and Southeast Asia

Tomohisa Takei (Adjunct Fellow, The Japan Institute of International Affairs)
27.03.2026
#Policy Brief(Center for Territory and History)

From History to Pressure: How Beijing Amplifies Okinawa’s ‘Status’ Debate to Constrain Tokyo

Valérie Niquet
26.03.2026
#Americas#Middle East & Africa#Security #JIIA Strategic Comments #Study Group on Traditional Security Risks

JIIA Strategic Comments (2026-8) The US-Israel Attack on Iran and the Realignment of the Middle East Order: A New Phase of Regime Change and Regional Security

Koichi Nakagawa (Adjunct Fellow, The Japan Institute of International Affairs)
18.03.2026
#Indo-Pacific#Japan#Americas#China#Security#Economy & Global Issues #Japan's Voices

[Japan’s Voices No.5] Japan’s Challenges in Bolstering Its National Security in a Disorderly World

Tokuchi Hideshi (President, Research Institute for Peace and Security)
13.03.2026
#Security#Europe #JIIA Strategic Comments #Disarmament / Non-proliferation #Science and Technology #CDAST #Center for Disarmament, Science and Technology (CDAST)

JIIA Strategic Comments (2026-7) “Forward Deterrence” and the New Age of France’s Nuclear Deterrence

Timothée Albessard(Special Research Fellow, The Japan Institute of International Affairs. Graduated from The École Normale Supérieure (ENS) in Paris, France)
06.03.2026
#JIIA Strategic Comments #Science and Technology

JIIA Strategic Comments (2026-6) Racing Ahead, Falling Apart: Middle Powers and the Future of Military AI Governance

Umi Ariga (Research Fellow, Japan Institute of International Affairs)
06.03.2026
#China#Americas#Security #JIIA Strategic Comments

JIIA Strategic Comments (2026-5) Allegations of a Chinese Nuclear Test

Shigeru Osugi (Research Fellow of the Center for Disarmament, Science and Technology, The Japan Institute of International Affairs)
06.03.2026
#Japan#China#Indo-Pacific#Economic Security#Security#Americas #JIIA Center for Global Outreach (CGO) #Japan's Voices

[Japan’s Voices No.4] Japan–China Relations, Taiwan, and US–China Dynamics: An Expert View

Akio Takahara (Senior Adjunct Fellow, The Japan Institute of International Affairs)
27.02.2026
#Japan#Indo-Pacific#Economy & Global Issues #JIIA Center for Global Outreach (CGO) #Japan's Voices

[Japan’s Voices No.3] Charting FOIP’s path forward in an unruly world

Shihoko Goto (Vice President of Programs and Director of the Asia Program, Foreign Policy Research Institute)
24.02.2026
#Japan #Territorial Columns #The Center for Territory and History

Rare Film Footage Released: Oldest Known Record of Takeshima

20.02.2026
#Japan#Economic Security#Economy & Global Issues #JIIA Center for Global Outreach (CGO) #Japan's Voices

[Japan’s Voices No.2] Takaichi’s Landslide: A Mandate for Strategic Realism and Allied Scale

Stephen R. Nagy (Visiting Fellow, The Japan Institute of International Affairs)
13.02.2026
#Kokusai Mondai (International Affairs)

KOKUSAI MONDAI (ISSN:1881-0500) Summary No. 729, February 2026

13.02.2026