Dr. Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat is a journalist and academician from Indonesia. He is currently a lecturer at Universitas Islam Indonesia and a research associate at Jakarta-based Institute for Development of Economics and Finance. Muhammad holds a B.A. in International Affairs from Qatar University, as well as an M.A. and Ph.D in Politics from the University of Manchester in the UK. As an academic, his research focuses on China/Indonesia-Middle East relations. Meanwhile, as a journalist, he works on Indonesian politics and disability issues.
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Why Indonesia Needs to Strengthen its Ties with Oman
Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat, Ari Septyan Putri and Fuad Tingai 10.28.20

Why Indonesia Needs to Expand its Assistance to Lebanon
Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat 08.23.20

Indonesia’s COVID-19 Response is Abysmal.
Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat and Dimas Permadi 03.27.20

China’s Panda Diplomacy in Indonesia
Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat and Ahmad Turmudzi 01.26.20

Indonesia Needs to be Careful for Environmental Destruction Caused by the BRI
Ramadha Valentine, Dimas Permadi and Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat 12.01.19

Indonesia Could be a Major Contributor to Global Warming
Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat and Dimas Permadi 11.07.19

Can Indonesia Avoid the Chinese Debt Trap?
Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat 08.04.19

Rare Earth Minerals: China’s Tool to Win Trade Wars
Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat 06.25.19

There Is No Winner in a China-U.S. Trade War
Dendy Indramawan and Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat 05.10.19

Institutionalising China’s Relations with the Gulf
Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat 04.15.19

Indonesia Wants to Make Halal Tourism a Thing
Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat and Dikanaya Tarahita 01.03.19

Drug Use among Indonesian Children is Pervasive
Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat and Dikanaya Tarahita 11.08.18

Some Facts about Suicide in Indonesia
Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat and Dikanaya Tarahita 10.01.18

Indonesia’s Position in the UN Security Council and the Palestinian Issue
Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat 08.05.18

Ramadhan and the Lesson on Food Waste
Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat and Dikanaya Tarahita 06.14.18

Indonesia’s Ineffective Fight against Hizb ut-Tahrir
Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat and Diwangkara Bagus Nugraha 05.17.18

Indonesia’s Move towards Tourism
Dikanaya Tarahita and Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat 11.02.17

Four Ways to Help Refugees and Others Affected by Conflict
Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat and Dikanaya Tarahita 07.14.17

An Open Letter from the Disabled Community to Anies Baswedan
Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat 05.25.17