Can ASEAN coexist with the Quad?

Washington needs to start paying more attention to Indonesia

Richard Maude

October 26, 2021 05:00 JST

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ASEAN was not built to manage major-power competition, and it is unreasonable to expect it to do so. © Reuters

Richard Maude is executive director of policy at Asia Society Australia.

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