Virdika Rizky Utama
Biography
Publications
Virdika Rizky Utama, known as Virdi, is a Political Researcher and Executive Director at PARA Syndicate in Jakarta. He holds a Master of Arts in Political Science from Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), China, and his research focuses on the Global South, China’s foreign policy, and China–Indonesia relations.
How China views its economic relations with Indonesia
Economic dependence, not alliance, suits Beijing’s interests.
Prabowo’s first year: Visibility without vision in Indonesian foreign policy
The Indonesian President seeks advantage wherever it can be found – but deal-making may cost his country’s influence.
Indonesia at a discount
In a world portrayed as multipolar, Southeast Asia’s largest economy remains bound to the same unipolar logic of coercive economics.
