Posts with tag: Donald Trump

Illegal and unfair: Indonesia should not ratify Donald Trump’s tariff deals

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Even without the bombshell Supreme Court decision, there are major problems with the Indonesia-US tariffs agreement.

One logic, two arenas: making sense of Prabowo’s Board of Peace decision

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While joining the Board of Peace offers short-term access to the US for Indonesia, the longer-term risks are more substantial.

Signed, sealed, misunderstood: Indonesia’s blind leap into the US trade deal

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What to make of the Indonesia-US deal now that final tariff rates for other countries have started to take shape? Did Prabowo blink too soon? And more importantly, did Prabowo’s administration carefully calculate the scale and implications of the US demands that accompanied the ‘lower’ tariff rate?

Can Indonesia navigate global economic turbulence under Prabowo?

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Despite having a small overall trade exposure to the US and a modest portion of exports in its output, Indonesia’s financial market is among the hardest hit by the threat that Trump’s protectionism poses to the world economy. This reveals a much deeper problem within the Indonesian economy. Investors are growing uneasy not just due to global uncertainty, but also because the Prabowo administration's policy choices are straying away from macro and fiscal prudence, a principle that has supported Indonesia's stable growth for the past two decades.

Why Indonesia needs to negotiate with Trump on tariffs - but brace for the worst

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There are at least four reasons why Jakarta cannot afford to engage in a protracted trade war with Washington.

Why is there no serious opposition to Trump in Indonesia?

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President Donald Trump has taken anti-Muslim prejudice to new levels in the United States. But opposition to Trump in Muslim-majority Indonesia has been strangely muted, especially compared to the criticism directed at his Republican predecessor, George W. Bush. Andrew Mantong explores the reasons why.

Indonesia on Trump

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Donald Trump's proposed ban on Muslim immigration to the United States made him a deeply unpopular figure in Indonesia. In the days since his surprise election victory, Indonesians have been struggling to come to terms with what a Trump presidency might mean for their country and the region. We take a look at how the Indonesian media greeted Trump's win.

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