List of Research Findings

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

#Korean Peninsula #Russia, Central Asia & the Caucasus #China #Security #Strategic Outlook (formerly Strategic Annual Report） #Strategic Outlook 2026

Chapter 4: The Korean Peninsula: The ROK and North Korea Seek to Expand Their “Survival Space” Amid Unrest in the International Order

Tomoki Iimura (Research Fellow, The Japan Institute of International Affairs)

#Indo-Pacific #Security #Research Projects and Outcomes #Study Group on Traditional Security Risks

“Traditional Security in the Indo-Pacific” Project Final Report

#Japan #Economy & Global Issues #JIIA Strategic Comments

JIIA Strategic Comments (2026-13) The Economic Impacts of the Japan-MERCOSUR EPA

Kenichi Kawasaki (Adjunct Fellow, The Japan Institute of International Affairs)

#Security #JIIA Strategic Comments #CTBT #CDAST #Science and Technology #Disarmament / Non-proliferation #Center for Disarmament, Science and Technology (CDAST)

JIIA Strategic Comments (2026-14) Preserving the Nuclear Test Moratorium at the NPT Review Conference

Mao Takahata (Research Fellow, The Japan Institute of International Affairs)

#China #Americas #JIIA Strategic Comments #Strategic Outlook 2026

Chapter 3: US-China Coexistence and the Taiwan Situation in a Period of Fragile Stability

Yumi Iijima (Research Fellow, The Japan Institute of International Affairs)

#The Center for Territory and History #Research Reports

Announcement of Open Access (Free Access) to the Conference Proceedings of the 47th Annual Conference on Oceans Law & Policy

#The Center for Territory and History #Research Reports

Publication of the Spanish and Portuguese Editions of Ryukyu Okoku

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

[Japan’s Voices No.8] Japan’s Bold Moves for Energy Resilience in Asia: POWERR Asia and AZEC 2.0 Japan’s New Flagship Regional Initiatives

Takio Yamada (Executive Director, JIIA Center for Global Outreach)

#Japan #Security #Japan's Voices #JIIA Center for Global Outreach (CGO)

[Japan’s Voices No.7] At a Time of Nuclear Uncertainty: An Interview with Izumi Nakamitsu

Izumi Nakamitsu (UN Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs)

#Kokusai Mondai (International Affairs)

KOKUSAI MONDAI (ISSN:1881-0500)　Summary No. 730, April 2026

#Americas #Indo-Pacific #Japan #Economic Security #JIIA Strategic Comments #Strategic Outlook 2026

Chapter 2: The Free Trade System at a Crossroads: Trade Strategy in the New Normal

Kensuke Yanagida (Senior Fellow, The Japan Institute of International Affairs)

#Research Reports #The Center for Territory and History

Publication of Animals of the Four Northern Islands (provisional translation)

#Japan #China #Americas #Security #Strategic Outlook 2026 #JIIA Strategic Comments

Chapter 1: US Strategic Restraint and Japan’s Security

Tetsuo Kotani (Chief Research Fellow, The Japan Institute of International Affairs/Professor, Meikai University)

#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)

#Europe #Russia, Central Asia & the Caucasus #JIIA Strategic Comments #Study Group on Russia

JIIA Strategic Comments (2026-11) Changes and Challenges for the EU: Four Years Since the Ukraine Invasion

Chinatsu Yasuda (Research Fellow, The Japan Institute of International Affairs)

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