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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

Substantive Frontier Model Evaluation for Beginners - Part 2: Significant Capabilities

Why does AI increase risks in some domains faster than others? This blog explains how new capabilities add different rungs to cyber, biological, and nuclear threat pathways and why evaluations must account for the unique barriers that still separate skills from harm.

Blog Post by Carter Musheno — August 21, 2026

The Latest on Southeast Asia: Worrying Signals for U.S. Security Commitments

Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby began his first official trip to Southeast Asia on August 10 with a stop in the Philippines before moving on to Indonesia, Thailand, and Cambodia.

Blog Post by Gregory B. Poling and Japhet Quitzon — August 20, 2026

Who Pays? What AI-Powered Cyberattacks Mean for the Economy

AI-powered cyberattacks will impose high costs on businesses, especially small and medium-sized enterprises, requiring stronger cybersecurity and clearer AI regulations.

Blog Post by Emma Surnow — August 7, 2026

The Latest on Southeast Asia: Electoral Woes for Anwar’s Coalition

Voters in Negeri Sembilan dealt Malaysian prime minister Anwar Ibrahim’s ruling Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition a significant blow on August 1, ousting it after eight years in power in the state.

Blog Post by Japhet Quitzon — August 6, 2026

South Korea’s Strategic Capital Play

This blog chart shines a light on South Korea's $1.5 trillion in sovereign-fund assets and explores how it can be deployed to serve both financial and economic-security objectives.

Blog Post by Navin Girishankar, Karl Smith, Andrea Leonard Palazzi, and Joseph Lim — August 4, 2026

The Russia Playbook Meets the Cuba Problem: Secondary Sanctions, the Blocking Statute, and the Cost of Doing it Alone

What happens when expanded U.S. economic sanctions authority meets longstanding allied opposition to sanctions against Cuba?

Blog Post by Brad Spicher — August 4, 2026

The Coordination Gap: Improving G7 Economic Sanctions Alignment

As the G7 turns increasingly to sanctions for the problems on which the Security Council is deadlocked, narrowing the gap between shared intent and aligned action is among the most tractable ways to make that pressure count.

Blog Post by Brad Spicher — July 27, 2026

The Latest on Southeast Asia: Rubio Joins ASEAN Regional Forum in Manila

Secretary of State Marco Rubio joined more than two dozen counterparts from across the Indo-Pacific and Europe in Manila from July 21 to 23 for the annual ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) and related meetings.

Blog Post by Gregory B. Poling and Japhet Quitzon — July 23, 2026

Substantive Frontier Model Evaluation for Beginners - Part 1: Misalignment

Why do AI models sometimes lie, hide capabilities, and even blackmail people in controlled tests? This blog explains what these behaviors mean, why they matter, and how policymakers can respond.

Blog Post by Carter Musheno — July 16, 2026