Alliances and Innovations in Japanese Defense

• Project/Area Number: 25K16575
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 06020:International relations-related
• Research Institution: National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies
• Principal Investigator: Brummer Matthew 政策研究大学院大学, 政策研究科, 准教授 (00896996)
• Project Period (FY): 2025-04-01 – 2028-03-31
• Project Status: Granted (Fiscal Year 2025)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000); Fiscal Year 2027: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000); Fiscal Year 2026: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000); Fiscal Year 2025: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
• Keywords: イノベーション / 国際関係 / 経済安全

Outline of Research at the Start

What is the relationship between security alliances and defense innovation? Why and how does Japan innovate in defense technologies? This research project conducts the first concerted study of alliances and innovation, and does so with a focus on the Japanese experience. Towards this end, the study will develop an “Allied Innovation Theory” whereby partner countries both determine technological trajectories and provide the means by which they are realized.