Is ASEAN quietly abandoning the Five-Point Consensus?

Five years after Myanmar’s military seized power in a coup, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ signature response to the crisis — the Five-Point Consensus — remains officially intact. Regional leaders continue to invoke it. Diplomatic statements continue to reference it. The framework remains ASEAN’s stated roadmap for resolving Myanmar’s turmoil. But a growing gap has emerged between ASEAN’s rhetoric and its actions.

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