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Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat
Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat is an academic from Indonesia whose research focuses on China-Indonesia-Middle East relations.
He spends his time between Indonesia and South Korea, where he is an assistant professor at the Department of International Relations, Universitas Islam Indonesia and a research professor at Korea Institute for ASEAN Studies, Busan University of Foreign Studies.
Beyond these two institutions, Muhammad is also a research affiliate at the Middle East Institute at the National University of Singapore and a research associate at Jakarta-based Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (INDEF). Since August 2022, he has served as an associate at IDEAS, the London School of Economics’ foreign policy think-tank. In addition, he has held visiting professor positions at Bina Nusantara University and Universitas Paramadina.
Muhammad received a B.A. in International Affairs from Qatar University, before completing an M.A. in International Politics and a Ph.D in Politics at the University of Manchester in the U.K.
He is a regular contributor to The Diplomat, Asia Sentinel, The Conversation, and the South China Morning Post.
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April 19, 2024
The Key Takeaways From Chinese FM Wang Yi’s Visit to Indonesia
By Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat and Yeta Purnama
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April 12, 2024
Indonesia’s Evolving Perception of China
By Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat
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April 02, 2024
Indonesia’s Prabowo Meets China’s Xi on First Visit Since Election
By Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat and Yeta Purnama
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March 01, 2024
Indonesia-Middle East Relations Set to Bloom Under Prabowo
By Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat
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November 10, 2023
Addressing Critical Minerals Governance in Indonesia-US Relations
By Bhima Yudhistira, Yeta Purnama, and Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat
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August 04, 2023
Chinese Workers in Indonesia Need Protection, Too
By Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat and Yeta Purnama
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July 18, 2023
Why Indonesia Should be Cautious in Extending its High-Speed Railway
By Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat
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May 22, 2023
Gulf States’ Growing Aid Diplomacy in Indonesia
By Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat and Yeta Purnama
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April 17, 2023
The China-brokered Iran-Saudi Peace Deal: Implications For Indonesia
By Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat and Yeta Purnama
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February 08, 2023
Two Ways Indonesia is Helping China Persecute the Uyghurs
By Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat and Yeta Purnama
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January 17, 2023
Chinese and Indonesian Workers Clash at Indonesian Nickel Plant
By Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat and Yeta Purnama
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