ASEAN leaders give 'in-principle' support for Timor-Leste's membership. What does this actually mean?
- Written by Rebecca Strating, Director, La Trobe Asia and Associate Professor, La Trobe University, La Trobe University

On Friday, leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)’s member states provided a statement announcing “in-principle” support for Timor-Leste to be admitted as its 11th member. So does this mean Timor-Leste’s long wait to become a member of ASEAN is finally over? The short answer is not...