Fundamental developments in the last few decades in the form of interdependence and globalization, growing demands for the reform of international institutions, the post-Cold War redefinition of security, ASEAN Vision 2020, and the rise of global values require a reexamination of the norms of interstate relations. Whether these norms will be transformed in a fundamental or an incremental way is a function of many factors, the most important of which is the willingness of states to rein in their sovereignty in the interest of a better-managed system of interstate relations and, more importantly, the survival of the state.