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Rudd hits back over economic record attack | AAP
Mr Rudd told AAP on Wednesday the coalition government's own budget papers showed the Labor government he had led delivered lower taxes, spending, debt and waste, and higher wage growth.
Response to Scott Morrison’s Attack on ‘Rudd Economics’
Scott Morrison talks about so-called “Rudd economics”. But what does he actually mean? Morrison’s own budget papers show the Rudd Government consistently delivered lower taxes, lower spending, lower debt, lower waste and higher wage growth than under his government.
Why the Chinese-US relationship is so volatile | BBC
Former Australian Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd is a long time scholar of China. In his new book, The Avoidable War, he argues that it is cultural misunderstanding and historical grievance which make Chinese-US relations so volatile.
China-Russia relations and the impact of the latter’s invasion of Ukraine | Straight Talk with Hank Paulson
Hank welcomes Kevin Rudd (26th Prime Minister of Australia and President of the Asia Society Policy Institute) to Straight Talk to discuss what motivated him to write his newest book, The Avoidable War, managed strategic competition and building strategic trust, China-Russia relations and the impact of the latter’s invasion of Ukraine, and US-China and the potential for decoupling or establishing a stable relationship.
A U.S.-China War Would Dwarf the Destruction in Ukraine. Both Sides Must Act Now to Avoid It | Time
The world’s attention is rightly focused on the unfolding horror in Ukraine. Images of destruction and death wrought across that nation, and the harrowing experiences of refugees fleeing in their millions, testify to the tragic reality of war. And in the capitals of Europe, something once thought an impossibility—a large-scale 21st century war on the continent—has now become all too real, awakening once idealistic nations to the hard truth that such senselessness violence has not been eliminated from our modern, globalized world.
Rudd on avoiding war and Australia’s big policy failure in the Pacific | Australian Financial Review
In his new book, Kevin Rudd argues Canberra has sabotaged its strong standing in the region by undermining Pacific Islands’ efforts to tackle climate change.
Former Australian PM Talks U.S.-China Relations Amid the Ukraine War at IOP Forum | The Harvard Crimson
Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin M. Rudd discussed the possibility of military conflict between the United States and China with ex-Harvard Kennedy School Dean Graham T. Allison Jr. ’62 at a JFK Jr. Forum event Wednesday evening.
Kevin Rudd discusses his new book ‘The Avoidable War’ | The Fletcher School
Asia Society President Kevin Rudd discusses his new book: THE AVOIDABLE WAR: The Dangers of a Catastrophic Conflict between the US and Xi Jinping's China
Ukraine, China, and the US: Can War be Avoided? | Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School
Professor Graham Allison and former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd discuss whether China’s support of Russia has made clear that war between the US and China is inevitable.
In conversation with Kevin Rudd: Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia
Kevin Rudd speaks to FPCI in Indonesia.
Importance of China-Solomons deal is in how China uses it | NewsTalk ZB
It's too early to know how worried New Zealand should be about China's new military deal with the Solomon Islands.
Former Australian PM Kevin Rudd on U.S.-China ‘managed competition’ | Axios
The U.S. and China are at high risk of military conflict because they haven't established guardrails for how to responsibly conduct strategic competition, former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd told Axios in an interview.
Kevin Rudd on The Avoidable War | Elliott School of International Affairs
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. | Today Show
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 | BBC Today
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 the gambler’s greatest fear isn’t war | Sydney Morning Herald
Xi Jinping’s political modus operandi when confronted with a challenge — either foreign or domestic— is to double down; to crash through or crash.
Why the U.S. and the world should have a 'coherent, bipartisan' strategy for China | MSNBC
Kevin Rudd discusses the dangers of a catastrophic conflict between the U.S and Xi Jinping’s China on MSNBC’s Morning Joe.
Avoiding Conflict with China | WNYC The Brian Lehrer Show
Kevin Rudd argues that conflict between the two superpowers is heightened by cultural misunderstandings.
Detainment of refugees ‘an act of monumental cruelty’ | Radio New Zealand
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.
China and Global Security | Egon Bahr Symposium
Kevin Rudd speaks at the 5th Egon Bahr Symposium on Xi Jinping’s worldview and global security.