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Vacancy: Assistant Editor

We are seeking a driven and self-motivated individual to join our editorial team.

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News9DLNovember 2, 20269DASHLINE, Indo-Pacific, 9DL, Europe, Assistant Editor, Asia

The Navigator’s October Issue — Now Available

The Navigator’s October Issue — Now Available

This month’s brief examines the resurgence of political mobilisation in India, where youth-led protests have evolved into a broader challenge to the Modi government’s legitimacy, exposing the limits of coercion and the erosion of public consent. Alongside this, our regional review explores an Indo-Pacific caught between mounting domestic discontent and intensifying external pressures, as geopolitical rivalry, economic insecurity, and climate shocks test governments’ resilience and capacity for cooperation.

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China Says It Has Too Much Competition — It Has Too Few Customers

China Says It Has Too Much Competition — It Has Too Few Customers

Written by Gabrielle Sorensen

The gap between what China produces and what its households can buy will not close on its own. Managing a problem is not the same as fixing it, and deferring structural reform means the costs of that deferral accumulate.

East Asia9DLOctober 27, 2026China says it has too much competition — it has too few customers, Gabrielle Sorensen, 9DASHLINE, China, EVs, electric vehicles, GDP, anti-involution campaign, neijuan, Japan, South Korea, IMF

Defending Canadian Internationalism in Asia: Views from Singapore’s Civil Society

Defending Canadian Internationalism in Asia: Views from Singapore’s Civil Society

Written by David Matijasevich

Canadian foreign policy under Prime Minister Mark Carney has turned away from its long-held liberal internationalist position, and realism appears to be trumping values. Recent interviews with Singaporean civil society activists examine the ways in which Canadian engagement would be appreciated by those engaged in local democratic and rights-oriented struggles.

Emerging Issues9DLOctober 23, 2026Defending Canadian Internationalism in Asia: Views from Singapore’s Civil Society, David Matijasevich, 9DASHLINE, Canada, Singapore, Mark Carney, Carney doctrine, liberalism, internationalism, civil society, Davos, realism, democratization movements, human rights, Vivian Balakrishnan, Canada's foreign policy

New Episode - AI and the Global Power Shift: Where Do Europe and Asia Stand?

New Episode - AI and the Global Power Shift: Where Do Europe and Asia Stand?

In this episode, Zsuzsa Anna Ferenczy and Richard Heydarian are joined by Dr Louise Marie Hurel, Senior Research Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute to discuss how Europe and ASEAN can best navigate an increasingly complex AI landscape.

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News9DLOctober 20, 2026EPinASEAN, 9DASHLINE, Zsuzsa Anna Ferenczy, Richard Heydarian, Indo-Pacific, ASEAN, European Parliament, The Bridge, Southeast Asia, China, India, Association of the Southeast Asian Nations, European Parliament in ASEAN, AI and the Global Power Shift: Where Do Europe and Asia Stand?, Artificial Intelligence, AI

Nepal’s Flash Floods: A Devastating Reflection of Weakening International Climate Responsibility

Nepal’s Flash Floods: A Devastating Reflection of Weakening International Climate Responsibility

Written by Luana Correia

While the impacts on the region are imminent and unavoidable, they can be minimised through adequate adaptation and mitigation efforts. This requires wealthier, more capable actors to strengthen their multilateral climate finance commitments and provide impacted nations such as Nepal with strong reconstruction and recovery support.

In Conversation with Dr Eva Seiwert, Senior Analyst, MERICS

In Conversation with Dr Eva Seiwert, Senior Analyst, MERICS

Ahead of the 2026 Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Bishkek (31 Aug – 1 Sept), 9DASHLINE spoke with Dr. Eva Seiwert about her new book, The Shanghai Cooperation Organization and China’s Vision of International Relations. Marking the SCO’s 25th anniversary, Dr. Seiwert draws on Chinese-language sources and interviews to examine how Beijing leverages the alliance to shape an alternative international order and navigate modern geopolitical crises.

In Conversation9DLOctober 9, 2026MERICS, 9DASHLINE, EVA SEIWERT, In Conversation with Dr Eva Seiwert Senior Analyst MERICS, Shanghai Cooperation Organization, SCO, China, Russia, India, Kyrgyzstan, Mercator Institute for China Studies

The Polar Silk Road: Nine Years On and Still Not a Master Plan for the Arctic

The Polar Silk Road: Nine Years On and Still Not a Master Plan for the Arctic

Written by Erdem Lamazhapov

Fears that the Polar Silk Road is an instrument for gaining control in the Arctic or over Greenland mistake what is essentially a slogan for a coherent, centrally-directed strategy. Still, while the slogan is heard less frequently these days, it has not yet fallen into obscurity. Under the right conditions, China might find it useful to defrost the Polar Silk Road.

A signal, Not A Spearhead: Russia’s Kuril Message And Japan’s Northern Front

A signal, Not A Spearhead: Russia’s Kuril Message And Japan’s Northern Front

Written by Leonardo Morreale

Putin's August 2026 visit to the disputed Kuril Islands, combined with Russia's fortification of the chain and its growing military coordination with China, signals a defensive freeze rather than a springboard for attack. As Japan reorients southwards, the north remains a second front that will not close, a standing cost even if the shot is never fired.

East Asia9DLOctober 2, 2026Leonardo Morreale, 9DASHLINE, Kuril Islands, Russia, Japan, Northern Territories, disputed territory, territorial dispute, Putin, no limits partnership, Treaty of San Francisco, A signal, not a spearhead: Russia’s Kuril message and Japan’s northern front, China, Korea, Japan's northern front

The Navigator’s September Issue — Out Now

The Navigator’s September Issue — Out Now

This month’s briefs examine a shifting Indo-Pacific security architecture, where expanding defence partnerships meet growing uncertainty over traditional alliances. New Zealand’s move to acquire strike drones highlights a more operational Pacific security landscape, while South Korea’s experience exposes the limits of “model allyship” with Washington. Alongside this, our regional review explores how states are adapting to a less predictable strategic environment.

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News9DLSeptember 30, 20269DASHLINE, US, United States, China, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, Cook Islands, Samoa, South China Sea, India-Pakistan, India, Pakistan, France, New Caledonia, Cambodia, Pacific Islands, Vanuatu, Tuvalu, Tonga, PNG, Papua New Guinea, Trump, Myanmar, Elections, Iran, LNG, Energy, Sri Lanka, Arctic, Russia, Europe, Lithuania, Taliban, Afghanistan, Women's rights, Drones

China’s New Mobilisation Law Learns From Russia: Foreign Companies Should Too

China’s New Mobilisation Law Learns From Russia: Foreign Companies Should Too

Written by Stan Kwiatkowski

The time to reduce exposure is before a mobilisation order is issued, not after.

Editor's Picks9DLSeptember 30, 2026China’s new mobilisation law learns from Russia: foreign companies should too., 9DASHLINE, Stan Kwiatkowski, China, Russia, Mobilisation, Xi Jinping, Defence Mobilisation Law, Article 72, Article 46, Requisition, expropriation, National Defence Law, National People's Congress Standing Committee, Party Central Committee, Central Military Commission, Article 77

Indo–French Relations Après Macron: Policy Continuity Under a Le Pen Presidency

Indo–French Relations Après Macron: Policy Continuity Under a Le Pen Presidency

Written by Sapna Suresh

Should a future RN government end up pushing for protectionist policies, New Delhi should work towards diversifying its economic partnerships across other EU member states.

Why Climate Disaster Risk Belongs in Defence Agreements

Why Climate Disaster Risk Belongs in Defence Agreements

Written by Ambika Vishwanath and Priyanka Bhide

The growing number and diversity of disasters in the Indo-Pacific region call for a more methodical approach between countries that share borders.

Cross-Border Interference or Garbled Messaging: China, Nepal, and the Cancellation of the World’s Largest Tibetan Studies Conference

Cross-Border Interference or Garbled Messaging: China, Nepal, and the Cancellation of the World’s Largest Tibetan Studies Conference

Written by Robert Barnett

On 8 August the Nepalese government ordered Kathmandu University to abort its plan to host a major international conference on Tibet. Media reports and online chatter assumed China to be the culprit, but what remains unclear is whether China had aimed at the total shut-down of the conference or whether Nepal misread the signals from Beijing and went further than required.

Faultlines9DLSeptember 8, 20269DASHLINE, Robert Barnett, Nepal, and the Cancellation of the World’s Largest Tibetan Studies Conference, TIbet, China, Nepal conference, Tibet conference, authoritarianism, cross-border authoritarianism, cross-border interference, 17th seminar of the International Association of Tibetan Studies, conference shutdown, costly signaling, Cross-border Interference or Garbled Messaging China

From Galleons to Gigawatts: How China’s Solar Machine Made Silver Strategic

From Galleons to Gigawatts: How China’s Solar Machine Made Silver Strategic

Written by Jason Togut

The history of silver has not come full circle, but it has begun to rhyme. Ming China pulled silver across the Pacific because its fiscal system created enormous monetary demand. Modern China pulls silver into factories because its industrial system creates enormous technological demand.

Emerging Issues9DLSeptember 4, 2026Jason Togut, From Galleons to Gigawatts: How China’s Solar Machine Made Silver Strategic, 9DASHLINE, China, silver market, photovoltaics, solar pv, solar panels, solar panel industry, critical minerals, silver supply, silver mining, silver demand, silver use in photovoltaics, China's industrial policy, critical mineral security

In Brief: Assistant Editors at 9DASHLINE

In Brief: Assistant Editors at 9DASHLINE

As 9DASHLINE expands its Indo-Pacific coverage, Assistant Editors — Luana Correia, Akash Nayak and Elizabeth Cherchia — share what drew them to the region, the trends they believe deserve greater attention, and what makes analysis truly stand out.

Their perspectives highlight the region’s complexity and the importance of looking beyond familiar narratives.

News9DLSeptember 2, 2026In Brief: Assistant Editors at 9DASHLINE, 9DASHLINE, Luana Correia, Akash Nayak, Elizabeth Cherchia, Indo-Pacific, China, Taiwan, South Asia, India, Climate change

The Cost of Consistency: Beijing’s Miscalculation in the First Island Chain

The Cost of Consistency: Beijing’s Miscalculation in the First Island Chain

Written by Herman S. Taylor

The dispute with the Philippines was temporarily set aside rather than settled, leaving room for neutrality. Then Beijing brought the same coercive reflex to Manila that it used everywhere. The failure was not China’s refusal to yield its claims, but its inability to adopt softer tactics.

Southeast Asia9DLSeptember 1, 2026Philippine sea, South China Sea (SCS), Chinese coercion, US-Philippines, 2016 Arbitral Award, First Island Chain, Scarborough Shoal, Rodrigo Duterte, Marcos Jr., Philippine Offshore Gambling Operators, fishermen, Northern Luzon, maritime trade, pacific, 9DASHLINE, The Cost of Consistency Beijing’s Miscalculation in the First Island Chain, Herman S. Taylor

The Navigator’s August issue — out now

The Navigator’s August issue — out now

The August edition of THE NAVIGATOR is now available, delivering in-depth analysis, up-to-date information, and a comprehensive look at the Indo-Pacific region. This month we examine a region facing mounting pressure on multiple fronts. From extreme climate shocks and economic strain to shifting security partnerships and great-power competition, governments across the Indo-Pacific are increasingly focused on resilience, adaptability, and domestic stability.

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News9DLAugust 28, 20269DASHLINE, US, United States, China, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, Cook Islands, Samoa, South China Sea, India-Pakistan, India, Pakistan, France, New Caledonia, Cambodia, Pacific Islands, Vanuatu, Tuvalu, Tonga, PNG, Papua New Guinea, Trump, Myanmar, Elections, Iran, LNG, Energy, Sri Lanka, Arctic, Russia, Europe, Lithuania, Taliban, Afghanistan, Women's rights