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This report evaluates the potential and limitations of ASEAN and the ASEAN-sponsored ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) as a part of East Asia’s composite security architecture. The author analyzes the distinctive character of ASEAN as a regional security institution. The paper examines how ASEAN’s normative influence in framing East Asia’s security architecture can be compared to the role of great powers with influence in the region, especially China and the US.