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Komando Merah Putih for the Village Energy Transition
Opinion article by Jaya Darmawan, published in Tempo.
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China-Indonesia waste-to-power pact neither clean nor green
An opinion article by Yeta Purnama, published in Asia Times.
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China Should Stop Funding Biofuel Projects Linked to Indonesia’s Deforestation
Opinion article by Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat Yeta Purnama, published in Fair Observer.
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Setting the industrial decarbonization pathway straight
Opinion article by Bakhrul Fikri, published in Katadata.
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CELIOS files formal objection to the Indonesia–US Reciprocal Trade Agreement (ART)
The Center of Economic and Law Studies (CELIOS) has formally submitted Letter No. 039/CELIOS/II/2026 to the President of the Republic of Indonesia expressing its objection to the Agreement Between the United States of America and the Republic of Indonesia on Reciprocal Trade (ART). CELIOS considers the agreement far more than a standard trade deal. Its provisions affect trade, energy imports, mineral governance, digital regulation, data protection, taxation, industrial policy, and Indonesia’s
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Freeport’s Papua mine deal buys time
An opinion article by Bhima Yudhistira Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat, published in Lowy Institute.
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Why Indonesia should ditch Trump's mineral trade deal
Opinion article by Bhima Yudhistira Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat, published in Asia Times.
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Danantara: How state capital is shaping the GoTo-Grab merger
An opinion article by Tabita Diela Bhima Yudhistira, published in Fair Observer.
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Indonesia’s Prabowo should think twice on a Trump trade pact
Opinion article by Bhima Yudhistira Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat, published in Asia Times.
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ASEAN’s Push to Finalize the South China Sea Code of Conduct places Indonesia in a Pivotal Role
Opinion article by Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat Yeta Purnama, published in Global Policy.
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Otoritarianisme fiskal negara
An opinion article by Muhammad Saleh, published in Tempo.
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Saving Halmahera Island in Indonesia from Israeli investment
Opinion article by Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat Wishnu Utomo, published in Middle East Monitor.
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