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Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat & Yeta Purnama — CELIOS opinion author card
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Op-edCELIOS9 Aug 2026

China Helped Connect This Indonesian Island. Now It Faces a Bigger Test to Build Factories There

An opinion article by Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat Yeta Purnama, published in The China Global South Project.

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Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat — CELIOS opinion author card
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Op-edCELIOS8 Aug 2026

Londo Ireng: Prabowo’s Black Dutchmen Remark Becomes a Diplomatic Liability

An opinion article by Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat, published in Jakarta Globe.

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Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat — CELIOS opinion author card
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Op-edCELIOS7 Aug 2026

If diplomacy has value, Prabowo needs to show the numbers

An opinion article by Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat, published in Lowy Institute.

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Policy briefFiscal Justice4 Aug 2026

Memo on village cooperatives series

Memo Kopdes Series #2 – CELIOS Kopdes MP in Turmoil (Again): From “Divine Inspiration” to Public Policy, from (Claiming to Be) a Cooperative to Competing with MSMEs Key Findings: Kopdes MP Lacks Policy Urgency Indonesia already has 139,203 cooperatives, yet the government has chosen to establish 83,259 new Village Cooperatives (Kopdes MP) instead of strengthening existing ones. Fiscal Risks Shifted to the State Budget The program's financing could reach IDR 240 trillion (up to IDR 3 billio

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Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat — CELIOS opinion author card
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Op-edCELIOS3 Aug 2026

Prabowo’s false claim about Iran’s nuclear weapons will cost him in the Middle East

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

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Galau D. Muhammad — CELIOS opinion author card
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Op-edCELIOS3 Aug 2026

Sekuritisasi perpajakan menumbalkan kontrak kewargaan

An opinion article by Galau D Muhammad, published in Kompas.

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Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat & Yeta Purnama — CELIOS opinion author card
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Op-edCELIOS2 Aug 2026

Save Halmahera From Becoming a Permanent Extraction Frontier

An opinion article by Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat Yeta Purnama, published in Fair Observer.

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Nailul Huda — CELIOS opinion author card
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Op-edCELIOS31 Jul 2026

Koreksi atas gerakan ”de-growth”

An opinion article by Nailul Huda, published in Kompas.

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Bhima Yudhistira Adhinegara & Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat — CELIOS opinion author card
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Op-edCELIOS30 Jul 2026

The savvy logic behind Indonesia’s nickel squeeze

Opinion article by Bhima Yudhistira and Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat, published in Asia Times.

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Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat — CELIOS opinion author card
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Op-edCELIOS29 Jul 2026

Can disability become the next soft power tool in Indonesia-MENA ties?

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

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Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat & Yeta Purnama — CELIOS opinion author card
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Op-edCELIOS28 Jul 2026

After the Deals, Indonesia Faces the Harder Test With China

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

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Bhima Yudhistira Adhinegara & Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat — CELIOS opinion author card
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Op-edCELIOS24 Jul 2026

Indonesia doesn’t need China to keep its nickel industry afloat

Opinion article by Bhima Yudhistira Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat, published in Asia Times.

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