Rachmi Hertanti

American President Donald Trump has been taking the hatchet to long-standing traditions in international trade. His  choice to use a bilateral rather than multilateral approach is a way to pressure US partner countries to renegotiate trade proposals from a vulnerable position,  and to thus accept the United State’s unilateral rules. His engagement with Indonesia is no different, and it has been evident from the outset that this negotiation is asymmetrical.

Request Free Trial Rachmi Hertanti is a researcher at the Transnational Institute, and Julie Zalcman is a trade campaigner at Friends of the Earth Europe The EU’s proposed critical minerals deal with Indonesia needs reframing to avoid human rights and environmental harms At a glance The EU is pushing to form a critical minerals trade deal with Indonesia — however, the deal as currently framed raises human rights and environmental concerns At a broader level its framing also challenges...

Negotiations EU-ASEAN EU Observer - 23 December 2024 The EU’s lust for Indonesia’s nickel supply By Rachmi Hertanti and Marius Troost It was intended to be a legacy project for both former Indonesian president Joko "Jokowi" Widodo and the first Ursula von der Leyen Commission: the free trade agreement between the European Union and Indonesia, referred to as the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA).