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This working paper analyzes the international regime against the illicit trafficking and abuse of drugs in Southeast Asia. It considers the circumstances that led to its formation and the conditions under which operates. The working paper claims that the existing cooperative structures for drug control in ASEAN present most of the characteristics of an international regime. The working paper starts by reviewing how international regimes are discussed theoretically. It then explores the efforts made by ASEAN to address the illicit trafficking. The final section examines the dynamics of the anti-drugs regime by analyzing its institutional form and its influence on states’ behavior.