In this opinion piece published in Asia Times, Khanh Vu Duc shares on whether ASEAN can serve the role of maintaining regional peace and stability without major disruptions to the grouping’s culture and leadership.

JAKARTA, Aug 25 (Jakarta Post) – Despite the absence of a joint communiqué from the 45th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting (AMM), foreign ministers of the regional grouping have agreed to release its “key elements” to public as part of consultations before the adoption of the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration (AHRD) at the 21st ASEAN Summit in November in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.