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Indonesian media shouldn’t give platforms to pro-Israel voices
An opinion article by Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat, published in Middle East Monitor.
Read publicationIndonesia and China’s battery alliance must be built on sustainability
Opinion article by Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat, published in The China Global South Project.
Read publicationASEAN’s statement on the Middle East is complicity in disguise
An opinion article by Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat, published in Middle East Monitor.
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Pursuit of a sweet dream Govt to overhaul sugar industry with eye on self-sufficiency by 2027
An opinion article by Nailul Huda, published in Independent Observer.
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Prabowo does not understand China
An opinion article by Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat Yeta Purnama, published in Taipei Times.
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Qatar and Indonesia must channel their $4 billion fund into renewable energy
Opinion article by Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat, Yeta Purnama, and Shafa Kalila, published in Middle East Monitor.
Read publicationChina’s big bet on Indonesian nickel faces a harsh reckoning
An opinion article by Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat, published in The China Global South Project.
Read publicationIndonesia at the OIC meeting on Iran-Israel war: A step forward, but not bold enough
Opinion article by Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat, published in Middle East Monitor.
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Driving an Indonesia–Middle East economic agreement to accelerate the energy transition
Opinion article by Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat and Shafa Kalila, published in Just Energy Transition.
Read publicationPrabowo’s absence at the G7 is the right move on Palestine
An opinion article by Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat, published in Middle East Monitor.
Read publicationChina eases transit rules for Indonesians. Jakarta should push for more.
An opinion article by Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat, published in The China Global South Project.
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Village heads’ legal vulnerabilities in the Red-White Village Cooperative
On 18 June 2025, CELIOS released a critical report titled “Squeeze the Red-White Village: Legal Risks Await Village Heads.” The report exposes legal flaws, corruption risks, and the potential for political mobilization in the Merah Putih Village Cooperative (Kopdes MP) program, initiated by the central government through Presidential Instruction No. 9/2025. CELIOS asserts that the establishment of Kopdes MP has no valid legal basis, resting solely on a presidential instruction and interministerial circulars—two instruments that do not have the authority to...
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