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The United States and China: Still Not Number One

In December 2020, the Trustee Chair published the first iteration of Not Number One, which provided global rankings of the United States and China covering a wide array of metrics. Nearly six years later, the Trustee Chair has updated the analysis to see if any of the tables have turned.

Blog Post by Nina Gohel — September 11, 2026

The Decline of China and Taiwan Codels

Congressional travel to China has collapsed since the pandemic, and travel to Taiwan is now falling sharply as well. As the cohort of members with firsthand experience shrinks, fewer in Congress know China directly at precisely the moment it matters most.

Blog Post by Isabella McCallum and Ryan Featherston — September 4, 2026

K-Beauty’s Brazil Push Signals a New Type of Korean Diplomacy

K-Beauty has long been filed under soft power, a pleasant byproduct of the same Korean wave that carried K-pop and K-dramas abroad. However, it has since become a serious economic engine in its own right, transforming into a commercial asset that the government now negotiates for and regulates around. 

Blog Post by Nicole Choi — August 28, 2026