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Manfaat-Mudarat Ekspor Komoditas Satu Pintu
An opinion article by Bhima Yudhistira, published in Tempo.
Read publicationRestorative Economics Achieves Food Security
Opinion article by Bhima Yudhistira, published in Tempo.
Read publicationIndonesia’s dangerous return to state-controlled trade
Opinion article by Bhima Yudhistira Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat, published in Asia Times.
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High Potential, Low Prosperity: Structural and Regulatory Gaps in Rural Renewable Energy Transition
Indonesia’s renewable energy transition is leaving rural communities behind. A new study by CELIOS finds that despite Indonesia’s enormous renewable energy potential, structural inequality, weak regulation, and extractive economic dependence continue to hinder equitable energy access in villages. The report documents several alarming trends between 2021–2024. Household solar adoption declined by 26.3%, biogas utilization dropped by 19.8%, and community-scale micro-hydro development fell by 10.1%
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INDONESIA’S NICKEL: What Is Seen and What Remains Buried
Indonesia sits at the center of one of the most consequential resource stories of our time. As the world's largest nickel producer, it holds a pivotal position in the supply chains feeding the electric vehicle boom — a position its government has worked deliberately to strengthen through downstream processing mandates and a rapid buildout of smelting infrastructure. Nickel exports have climbed sharply over the past five years, and on paper, the country looks like a rare winner in the global clean energy transition.
Read publicationWealth Tax, Not a Misleading Idea
An opinion article by Media Wahyudi Askar, published in Kompas.
Read publicationWhy Saudi Arabia’s PIF should build battery storage factories in Indonesia
Opinion article by Bhima Yudhistira Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat, published in Middle East Monitor.
Read publicationDefisit Imajinasi Reformasi Kepolisian
An opinion article by Muhammad Saleh, published in Tempo.
Read publicationRestoring people's rights to natural resources
An opinion article by Bhima Yudhistira, published in The Jakarta Post.
Read publicationJapan’s ammonia push risks locking Indonesia into coal
Opinion article by Bhima Yudhistira Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat, published in Asia Times.
Read publicationBPK and the Constitutional Court Ruling on State Losses
Opinion article by Muhammad Saleh, published in Kompas.
Read publicationA post-OPEC moment calls for a UAE–Indonesia green sukuk
Opinion article by Bhima Yudhistira Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat, published in Middle East Monitor.
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