Existing literature on economic sanctions is abundantly clear regarding the motivation of countries to impose sanctions on other nations. Yet, there are few scholarly works on the motivation behind the improbability of economic sanctions in a specific country or region. In other words, the key question is not ‘why do states impose sanctions?’ but rather ‘why do not states impose sanctions is spite of their efficacy?’ This paper seeks to explain the absence of economic sanctions from ASEAN states in constraining the Myanmar government as a response to the Rohingya crisis. Despite the fact that economic sanctions have not previously been employed in Southeast Asia, the driving factors behind this case are puzzling. This paper selects the case of Indonesia’s soft diplomacy approach in dealing with the Rohingya crisis and assumes that in spite of its efficacy to punish norm-violating regimes, the ‘ASEAN Way’ has a crucial impact on the improbability of Indonesian implementing economic sanctions against Myanmar. This argument challenges the rationalist perspective that emphasizes strategic calculations behind sanctions policies.

关于国家对其他国家实施制裁的动机，关于经济制裁的现有文献非常清楚。然而，关于特定国家或地区不可能实施经济制裁背后的动机的学术著作很少。换句话说，关键问题不是“国家为什么要实施制裁？” 而是'为什么不国家实施制裁是不顾其效力？本文旨在解释东盟国家没有通过经济制裁来限制缅甸政府以应对罗兴亚危机。尽管东南亚此前并未实施经济制裁，但此案背后的驱动因素令人费解。本文选择了印度尼西亚处理罗兴亚危机的软外交方法的案例，并假设“东盟方式”尽管对惩罚违反规范的政权有效，但对印度尼西亚不可能对缅甸实施经济制裁具有关键影响。 . 这一论点挑战了强调制裁政策背后的战略计算的理性主义观点。