On 13–14 July, a Track 1.5 conference in Jakarta, co-hosted by Philippine and Indonesian institutions, marked the anniversary of the July 12, 2016 award. The effort was partly successful: Indonesian officials initially slated to attend the conference withdrew days before the conference, and government backing quietly disappeared from the event’s program. The gap between those premises, more than any particular reef or shoal, is the region’s primary fault line when it comes to maritime order. The Jakarta conference revealed why. Unable to cancel the Jakarta conference, it worked to erode its legitimacy.