尽管所有决定都根据共识做出的要求让情况各异的成员国可以联合和保护国家利益两不误，但这也限制了东盟在应对新安全威胁方面的效率。
Although the requirement that all decisions be made by consensus enables disparate member states to unite while protecting their national interests, it also limits ASEAN’s effectiveness in dealing with emerging security threats.