Terminating ART Could Spare Prabowo
Monday, March 2, 2026
A trade deal sold as “reciprocal” binds Indonesia with hundreds of obligations. Walking away may be Prabowo’s safest political exit.
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JUDGING by its title alone, the Agreement on Reciprocal Trade (ART) ought to suggest a balanced, give-and-take arrangement. Yet the packaging of the deal signed by President Prabowo Subianto and President Donald Trump on February 19 bears little resemblance to its substance. Far from reciprocal, the agreement is strikingly lopsided.
Under ART, Indonesia binds itself to more than 200 separate obligations. A significant number of these would requi
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