The ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) marks its 25th anniversary in 2018. It was first mentioned in the Joint Communique of the 26th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting in July 1993, held in Singapore. Singapore’s Foreign Minister Wong Kan Seng noted that the ARF was “a unique occasion and a significant milestone to ASEAN’s effort to promote dialogue on regional security”. The ARF today continues to be the key ...