Maula Mohamad Haykal
Deputy Chair of Non-Proliferation Working Group
Maula Mohamad Haykal is Deputy Chair of Non-Proliferation Working Group at World Order Lab. His research interests focus on geopolitics, deterrence studies, proliferation and non-proliferation, military affairs, as well as Indonesia's foreign policy.
Haykal holds Master of Science in International Relations from the Graduate School of Strategic and Global Studies, Universitas Indonesia, and Bachelor's Degree in International Relations from the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Airlangga.
Previously, Haykal served as a Lecture Assistant at the Department of International Relations Universitas Indonesia and as a Research & Analysis Intern at Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia (FPCI) Secretariat.
Haykal’s research focuses on the geopolitics of the Indo-Pacific region, proliferation in East and Southeast Asia, and Grey Zone Warfare. His analyses have appeared in East Asia Forum, Jurnal Hubungan Internasional, ASPI's The Strategist, The Jakarta Post, and other publications.
Language: Indonesian (Native), English (C1).
Education:
Master of Science, International Relations
Graduate School of Strategic and Global Studies, Universitas Indonesia (2024 - 2026)Bachelor's Degree, International Relations
Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Airlangga (2018 - 2022)Non-Degree, International Relations Exchange Program
College of Social Science, Jeonbuk National University (2025)
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Research Interests
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Regional Focus
ASEAN
Deterrence & Arms Control
Geopolitics of Southeast Asia
Gray Zone Warfare
Indonesia's Foreign Policy
Military Affairs
Proliferation & Non-Proliferation
South China Sea Issues
Indonesia
Southeast Asia
East Asia
Europe
Indo-Pacific
Asia-Pacific
Maula Mohamad Haykal
Deputy Chair,
Non-Proliferation Working Group
Selected Articles & Publications
Strategic Signaling through Simultaneous Military Exercises Around Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia Daily | May 11, 2026Potential ASEAN-Japan Collaboration for Regional Missile Test Confidence-and Security-Building Measures
Jurnal Hubungan Internasional | December 15, 2025The INF Treaty’s Demise Helps Hasten Missile Proliferation in Southeast Asia
East Asia Forum | August 29, 2025Indonesia Needs to Improve Its Seabed Warfare Capability
The Strategist | February 5, 2025Between OECD and BRICS: Indonesia's ‘Bebas-Aktif’ Conundrum
The Jakarta Post | November 30, 2024
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