Still in the "Drivers' Seat", But for How Long? ASEAN's Capacity for Leadership in East-Asian International Relations.

The article discusses the leadership capacity of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to promote international relations in East Asia. It is stated that the ASEAN Secretariat is staffed by only 243 officials and operates on an annual budget of only 9,050,000 dollars, which weakens its capacity. It is stated that ASEAN's capacity to influence great power relations in Asia does not emerge from its institutional makeup, but from social relationships with its member-states.