The Japan Institute of International Affairs is committed to pursuing various research activities through, inter alia, study groups. Study groups are intended to deepen our understanding of the current events in the international arena and to forge foreign policy recommendations. The current and previous study groups are the following.
Study Groups (2011 fiscal year)
The Place of Alliances in US Foreign Policy
Medium- to Long-term Prospects for Japan-US-China Relations
China's Foreign Aid
A Multi-layered Approach towards North Korean Regime: Political, Economical,
Diplomatic, and Societal
Maritime Security and Safety
Energy, Environment and Modernization in Russia
Political Turbulence in the Middle East
The Rise of Emerging Countries and the Future of Global Governance
Japan's International Competitiveness
Atoms for the Sustainable Future - PhaseⅢ

Study Groups (2010 fiscal year)
The Place of Alliances in US Foreign Policy
Japan-US Alliance as Public Goods and Japan's Role
China's Foreign Aid
Issue-Specific Analysis of Chinese Diplomacy
A Multi-layered Approach towards North Korean Regime: Political, Economical,
Diplomatic, and Societal
Regional Integration
Energy, Environment and Modernization in Russia
The Middle East Peace Process
The World and Japan's Foreign Policy in the Future: Prospects in 20 Years
Atoms for the Sustainable Future - PhaseⅡ

Study Groups (2009 fiscal year)
Infrastructure of American Politics
Issue-Specific Analysis of Chinese Diplomacy
ASEAN
NATO at a Crossroads
Russian policy-making
Situations in Iran
CTBT
Atoms for the Sustainable Future - PhaseⅠ
