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Media Wahyudi Askar — CELIOS opinion author card
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Op-edCELIOS3 Aug 2025

Debt diplomacy for ecological justice

Opinion article by Media Wahyudi Askar, published in Tempo.

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Muhamad Saleh — CELIOS opinion author card
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Op-edCELIOS30 Jul 2025

Lax legality: governance risks in mining permits for MSMEs and cooperatives

Opinion article by Muhammad Saleh, published in Transisi Energi Berkeadilan.

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Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat — CELIOS opinion author card
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Op-edCELIOS29 Jul 2025

Can China and Indonesia help save the world’s rainforests?

Opinion article by Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat, published in The China Global South Project.

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Mhd Zakiul Fikri — CELIOS opinion author card
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Op-edCELIOS29 Jul 2025

Revision of the Forestry Law: A test of commitment to nature and the people

Opinion article by Zakiul Fikri, published in Katadata.

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Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat — CELIOS opinion author card
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Op-edCELIOS27 Jul 2025

France’s recognition of Palestine risks helping Israel—Indonesia should rethink its applause

Opinion article by Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat, published in Middle East Monitor.

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Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat — CELIOS opinion author card
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Op-edCELIOS25 Jul 2025

Indonesia is right to condemn the Knesset’s West Bank move—but it must break from the two-state illusion

An opinion article by Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat, published in Middle East Monitor.

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Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat — CELIOS opinion author card
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Op-edCELIOS25 Jul 2025

French fighter jet purchase in Indonesia met with online push for Chinese J-10s

Opinion article by Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat, published in The China Global South Project.

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Research reportFiscal Justice · Macro Economy21 Jul 2025

The Economic Impact of the Merah Putih Cooperative

The Indonesian government has officially launched the Merah Putih Village Cooperative as a promised driver of rural economic development. However, from its design through its launch, Kopdes MP has sparked debate: can it truly empower villages, or will it instead add to the fiscal burden? A CELIOS report titled *The Economic Impact of the Merah Putih Cooperative* finds that most cooperatives are still underperforming; 59.42% report annual revenue below IDR 300 million. The program also gives rise

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Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat — CELIOS opinion author card
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Op-edCELIOS21 Jul 2025

Indonesia must reject Mossad’s Gaza evacuation scheme

Opinion article by Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat, published in Middle East Monitor.

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Muhamad Saleh — CELIOS opinion author card
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Op-edCELIOS21 Jul 2025

Koperasi Merah Putih berisiko tinggi jadi ladang korupsi baru

An opinion article by Muhammad Saleh, published in The Conversation.

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Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat — CELIOS opinion author card
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Op-edCELIOS19 Jul 2025

Indonesia faces hidden costs if China helps it go nuclear

Opinion article by Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat, published in Fair Observer.

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Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat — CELIOS opinion author card
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Op-edCELIOS18 Jul 2025

Indonesia stood with the Hague Group in Bogotá. It must go further for Palestine

Opinion article by Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat, published in Middle East Monitor.

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