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Limestone Silenced Amid the Echoes of Nickel Downstreaming
Opinion article by Fiorentina Refani, published in Project Multatuli.
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Indonesia issued 51 visas to Israelis. That choice has moral consequences
Opinion article by Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat, published in Middle East Monitor.
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China-Indonesia relations: 2025 year in review and 2026 outlook
Book Description This book examines China–Indonesia relations in 2025, marking 75 years of diplomatic ties amid heightened geopolitical uncertainty. Cooperation across trade, investment, infrastructure, technology—including artificial intelligence (AI)—and defense expanded, even as Indonesia faced challenges in governance and strategic positioning. Indonesia joining BRICS and US tariffs set the tone for the year, shaping expectations around Global South engagement, trade realignment, and acces
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Make energy transition a continuous Indonesia-China conversation
Opinion article by Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat and Yeta Purnama, published in Asia Times.
Read publicationSurvey: Indonesians see China as an opportunity, not an ally or threat
An opinion article by Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat Yeta Purnama, published in The China Global South Project.
Read publicationAs 2026 begins, Indonesia and Tunisia look to move ties forward
An opinion article by Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat, published in Middle East Monitor.
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The state in command mode: legal autocracy and environmental emergency
This book was born out of concern over the direction of state governance, which is moving ever further away from the spirit of constitutionalism, democracy, and ecological justice. In recent years, state power has shown a tendency to operate in command mode: centralized, narrowing civic space, allowing state apparatuses to dominate the public and private sectors, moving quickly with little participation, and relying on legal instruments for legitimacy. In recent years, this phenomenon has not always taken the form of visible violations of law that
Read publicationHow Indonesia navigates rising tensions in Yemen
Opinion article by Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat, published in Middle East Monitor.
Read publicationTaiwan-Indonesia relations this year
Opinion article by Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat, published in the Taipei Times.
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What ADB and Qatar’s new partnership means for Indonesia’s energy future
Opinion article by Bhima Yudhistira Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat, published in Fair Observer.
Read publicationOn @israellovesindonesia and Israel’s growing online campaign in Indonesia
Opinion article by Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat, published in Middle East Monitor.
Read publicationChina-Indonesia ties show progress, feel pressure in 2025
Opinion article by Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat Yeta Purnama, published in Asia Times.
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