On March 22, 2022, the Honorable Kevin Rudd, former Prime Minister of Australia and current President and CEO of the Asia Society, joined the Elliott School of International Affairs to discuss his new book, The Avoidable War: The Dangers of a Catastrophic Conflict between the US and Xi Jinping's China. The presentation is followed by a conversation between Hon. Kevin Rudd and David Shambaugh, the Gaston Sigur Professor of Asian Studies, Political Science, and International Affairs at GW, and an extensive Q&A with the audience.

We shouldn't imagine a US-China conflict in our region would be a limited to a few battleships duelling in the Taiwan Straits. Governments need to put in place guardrails to prevent us getting to that point.

US-China competition can follow two paths: 'unmanaged' strategic competition (with no road rules, no guardrails & greater risk of catastrophe) or 'managed' strategic competition (and may the best system win).

Xi Jinping’s political modus operandi when confronted with a challenge — either foreign or domestic— is to double down; to crash through or crash.

Kevin Rudd discusses the dangers of a catastrophic conflict between the U.S and Xi Jinping’s China on MSNBC’s Morning Joe.

Kevin Rudd argues that conflict between the two superpowers is heightened by cultural misunderstandings.

This week the Australian government announced that it would accept New Zealand's long-standing offer to resettle boat refugees held in Nauru and other facilities, nine years after it was first made. Rudd now says the fact that it has dragged out so long is against the spirit in which his government signed in 2013.

Kevin Rudd speaks at the 5th Egon Bahr Symposium on Xi Jinping’s worldview and global security.

Leaked documents have revealed China’s plan to bring its military might closer to Australia’s front door. The government says it’s concerned, but it’s been accused of dropping the ball.

China is focused on becoming a "dominant military power" under Xi Jinping, according to Kevin Rudd, former Australian prime minister and author of the new book, "The Avoidable War.

Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd discusses the Russia-Ukraine war and China's stance on the conflict.

Former prime minister Kevin Rudd believes global forces are moving in China's favour but the country likely won't risk a Putin-style invasion of Taiwan any time soon.

Many foreign policy observers are wondering how China's territorial ambitions for Taiwan are being affected by Russia's experience invading Ukraine. Taiwan's independence is widely considered the most likely issue to embroil Australia in a regional war, given the US is likely to respond to Chinese aggression.

Since leaving office, Kevin Rudd has become an expert on China and Chinese relations with the West.

His new book ‘The Avoidable War’ discusses that very subject.

In early February, China and Russia issued a joint declaration that solidified their bilateral relationship, outlining their intention to advance “unprecedented” economic and security cooperation. Weeks later, Russia launched a full-scale attack on Ukraine. Was China aware of Putin’s intentions? Will China continue to stand with Russia? Has the world’s unified response to Russia’s attack changed China’s calculus? What does this China-Russia alliance mean for the liberal international order?

Russia's actions “diverts American attention, it diverts the strategic focus of the United States away from the China challenge. So for those reasons, Xi has an enormous attachment to keeping Putin and Putin's Russia operational,” says Fmr. PM of Australia Kevin Rudd.

Kevin Rudd, former prime minister of Australia and current president and CEO of the Asia Society, joins CNBC’s ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss China’s relationship with Russia amid its invasion of Ukraine.

Russia’s aggression has caused anxiety in Beijing, but Xi Jinping has staked too much on his ‘best friend,’ Vladimir Putin.

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