‘On Xi Jinping: How Xi’s Marxist Nationalism is Shaping China and the World’ (2024)
An authoritative account of Xi Jinping's worldview and how it drives Chinese behaviour both domestically and on the world stage. Also published as an audiobook. (English, OUP : 2024)
在這部集大成之作中，澳洲第26任總理陸克文指出：中國共產黨的意識形態本身蘊含著一套完整而複雜的世界觀，而習近平正是在這一體系中加以重塑與推進。(Traditional Chinese, 明白文化 : 2026)
Kevin Rudd oferece uma das análises mais completas e rigorosas já publicadas sobre a visão de mundo do líder chinês. (Portuguese, Manole : 2026)
The Avoidable War: The Dangers of a Catastrophic Conflict between the US and Xi Jinping’s China (2022)
Geopolitical disaster is still avoidable, but only if these two giants can find a way to coexist without betraying their core interests through what Rudd calls “managed strategic competition.” Also published as an audiobook. (English: Hachette 2022)
若想避免一場災難性的衝突，虛應故事跟空想最佳結果是完全沒用的。為了避免懵然步入戰爭，兩國必須建構聯合戰略框架，守護和平——而且要快。(Traditional Chinese: 天下文化 2022)
Un désastre géopolitique peut encore être évité si ces deux géants trouvent le moyen de coexister sans trahir leurs intérêts fondamentaux. S’ils échouent, ils risquent d’entrer dans une guerre qui pourrait réécrire l’avenir des deux pays et du monde. (French: Odile Jacob 2024)
Ein Krieg zwischen China und den Vereinigten Staaten hätte katastrophale Folgen. Leider ist er nicht länger undenkbar, schreibt Kevin Rudd, ehemaliger Premierminister Australiens und China-Experte. (German: Weltkiosk 2023)
半世紀にわたり中国と関わってきた現役外交官が習近平・中国を分析。米中戦争を回避し新たな国際秩序を築くための処方箋を示す。(Japanese, 東京堂出版: 2024)
Både kinesiska och amerikanska strateger och politiker är medvetna om att de två ländernas relation befinner sig i en kris som riskerar att utvecklas till krig. Utgiven även som ljudbok. (Swedish: Stolpe 2024)
미중 패권 경쟁의 이면에는 오해와 불통 그리고 근본적인 세계관 차이로 점철된 오랜 역사가 있다. 저자는 그런 균열을 잘 ‘관리’할 수 있다면 분명 전쟁 없이도 경쟁할 수 있다고 주장한다. (Korean: Geulhangari 2023)
Se questi due giganti riusciranno a convivere senza tradire i rispettivi interessi, il mondo sarà un posto migliore. Se non dovessero riuscirci, si prospetta la possibilità di una guerra, con conseguenze inimmaginabili. (Italian: Rizzoli 2023)
In The National Interest: The Case for Courage (2021)
For some time, Australia’s democracy has been slowly sliding into disrepair. The nation’s major policy challenges go unaddressed, our economic future is uncertain and political corruption is becoming normalised. (English: Monash University Publishing 2021)
Memoirs: Not For The Faint-Hearted (2017) and The PM Years (2019)
"Not for the Faint-hearted: A Personal reflection on life, politics and purpose" is the first volume of my autobiography, spanning the years 1957-2007. (English: Pan Macmillan Australia 2017)
"Kevin Rudd: The PM Years" is the second volume of my autobiography, spanning the years 2007-2013. (English: Pan Macmillan Australia 2019)
从毫无背景的农场放牛娃到澳大利亚的总理，需要走多远的路？陆克文比多数人失败的次数都多，但每次坠落后，他总能再次升起。 (Simplified Chinese: QD 2021)
As a contributor to other books, including:
Proceeds from this book go to The Centre for Community Child Health, at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne. (English: Allen & Unwin, 2010)
Catholic social teaching had a venerable influence on Australian political history, but does it still have anything to offer? (English: Kapunda Press, 2021)
After the GFC, what parts of the social fabric need to be mended to create a more sustainable, fairer Australia? (English: Black Inc, 2010)
The decade-long investigation into the disappearance of Daniel Morcombe and the extraordinary courage, dignity, persistence and fortitude his parents displayed under unbearable circumstances. (English: Pan Macmillan, 2014)