With a POD of 1914, how can we have the Central Powers defeated, Austria-Hungary around to meet the Soviet Union without butterflying the Soviet Union and Cold War away? Ultimately, Austria-Hungary is to be an anti Soviet bulwark for the Western allies.
ASB?
Not ASB, just requires a very special set of circumstances. Germany will always be the preferred choice, so you'll need to do something there first and foremost, or there's no way it'll get off the ground.
A Red Germany would be the best choice, as then you've got Communists that much closer to the Entente. That'll give the Entente reason to, at the minimum, allow Austria to retain Bohemia if not the entire Empire proper.
You'll also need to make them willing to help whatever government happens to be running (any) sort of Austrian Empire, regardless of size, keep the minorities down. In the first years, that means boots on the ground because Spartacus Germany is going to be funneling all the weapons they can to dissatisfied groups.
Oh, money too. Lots of money. Austria wasn't exactly in the best financial shape even before the war, and after it? Yeah, you're looking at sinking a massive amount of money on an area of the world with more revolts, partisans and silly nationalisms per square mile than anywhere else.
And then there's feeding these people.
In short, this isn't impossible, not even close, it's just
very hard.