2026/54 “The US-Indonesia Agreement on Reciprocal Trade: Three Views on its Economic and Strategic Impacts” by Iman Pambagyo, Arianto Patunru, and Deasy Pane
Experts analyze the 2026 US-Indonesia Agreement on Reciprocal Trade, noting both economic benefits and potential constraints on Indonesia's policy autonomy. The agreement highlights the shift in global trade toward security and supply-chain resilience.
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Provides insight into how emerging economies navigate geopolitical competition and trade agreements with major powers.
*Guest writers: Iman Pambagyo was the former Director-General of International Trade Negotiations and the former Indonesian Ambassador to the WTO; Arianto Patunru is an economist at the Indonesia Project, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australia National University; Deasy Pane was formerly Wang Gungwu Visiting Fellow at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute, and is an economist at Indonesia’s National Development Planning Agency (BAPPENAS), and a Senior Fellow at the Center for Indonesian Policy Studies (CIPS).
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