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Yeta Purnama
Yeta Purnama is a researcher at the Center of Economic and Law Studies.
Articles by Yeta Purnama
Chinese EVs Are Gaining Momentum in Indonesia
Dr. Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat 
2024 Explained – the benefits and dilemma of the influx of Chinese EVs into Indonesia.
China-Indonesia Relations in 2023: A Year-in-Review
A review of the China-Indonesia relations in 2023.
The AIIB’s Climate Action Plan and Its Impacts on Indonesia
The AIIB’s venture at fighting the climate crisis and promoting sustainability still falls short, despite its pledges of in a climate action plan.
Horror in the Sea
Indonesian ship crews aboard Chinese vessels may have encountered unimaginable horror in the sea that seems to elude almost everyone’s attention.
Prabowo and China
For years, Prabowo has tried to cultivate a good relationship with China. With the election coming next year, is he simply covering his grounds.
Iran’s Growing Ties with Indonesia
Some say Sunnis and Shiites cannot sit next to each other. Indonesia and Iran prove them wrong.
Can the UAE Repair Garuda’s Broken Wings?
The UAE’s airline giants Etihad and Emirates have shown interest to keep Garuda Indonesia in the air. Time will tell if their interest and money.
China Is Still Far-off from Becoming Indonesia’s Partner in Energy Transition
China’s potential to become Indonesia’s close partner in energy transition is negatively affected by the reputation of its power plant and mining.
When Brotherhood Matters: Jokowi and MBZ
The “brotherhood” between Indonesia’s President Jokowi and Prince Mohammad bin Zayed of UAE has materialized in closer bilateral relations and symbolic appreciation of each other.
IUAE-CEPA: What’s Next for Indonesia-UAE Relations?
Jakarta recently signed its first comprehensive trade agreement with a Gulf country, the United Arab Emirates. A closer economic ties, driven by diplomatic relationship and close friendship of the leaders, can be expected in the next few years.
Indonesia-Israel: An Unlikely Normalization
Rumors of a normalization in Indonesia-Israel ties have emerged multiple times in the past decades but no substantial forward step has ever been made, owing to Indonesia’s unbending commitment to Palestine’s independence and domestic political pressure.
