Note: This article was originally published in The INQUIRER.net on 20 October 2017. ERIA's High Level Forum on ASEAN@50 was mentioned.

The 50-year-old Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) is seen entering the “middle age” crisis especially in the face of new challenges such as growing doubts on globalization and fast-changing socioeconomic landscapes, raising questions on whether the so-called “Asean way” or the slow process of decision-making would still work in the years ahead. (Read the full article by using the link above).