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The Dangers of a Catastrophic Conflict between the US and China with Kevin Rudd | World Affairs Council of Philadelphia
A war between China and the US would be catastrophic, deadly, and destructive. Unfortunately, it is no longer unthinkable. The World Affairs Council of Philadelphia joined Kevin Rudd, a former Australian prime minister who has studied, lived in, and worked with China for more than forty years, to hear his insight on how the two superpowers can coexist.
Are China and the United States on a Collision Course to War? | The New York Times
Kevin Peraino of the New York Times reviews Kevin Rudd’s ‘The Avoidable War’
China's Covid lockdowns could cause overall economic slowdown | CNBC
Kevin Rudd, former prime minister of Australia and currently the president and CEO of the Asia Society, joins CNBC's 'Squawk Box' to discuss China's economy amid stringent Covid lockdowns in Shanghai.
China's Covid lockdowns could cause overall economic slowdown | CNBC Squawk Box
Kevin Rudd appears on CNBC’s Squawk Box to discuss China’s economy amid stringent Covid lockdowns in Shanghai.
"The consequences of a war between the US and China" | MIT Security Studies Program
Kevin Rudd discusses major topics of his new book, “The Avoidable War”.
US, China must deal with ‘chasm of mistrust’ | Asia Times
Former Australian prime minister and China expert Kevin Rudd has published a penetrating and prescient analysis of the history and future of US-China relations as an excerpt of his forthcoming book.
The Avoidable War Review | The Financial Times
Rana Foroohar’s reviews Kevin Rudd’s ‘The Avoidable War’ in the Financial Times’ Swamp Notes newsletter.
Kevin Rudd's China, the US and an avoidable war | ABC Between the Lines
How the U.S and China can co-exist and manage their strategic competition without it leading to a serious crisis or worse - armed conflict.
Are the US and China on a collision course? | The Irish Times
Kevin Rudd is unique among contemporary Western leaders in being able to address his Chinese colleagues in their own language.
The Avoidable War: Duke University
Kevin Rudd speaking to Duke University in the United States.
The Avoidable War: The Atlantic Council
Kevin Rudd speaks to the Atlantic Council in the United States.
The world's responsibilities are clear: these barbaric war crimes must be investigated | CNN
The world's responsibilities are clear: these barbaric war crimes must be investigated; perpetrators must face justice; and Ukraine cannot afford for the West to become distracted.
Kevin Rudd fires back at Scott Morrison’s Labor taunt | The West
Kevin Rudd has hit back at Scott Morrison’s attacks on Labor’s economic credentials, saying the Prime Minister would be “lucky” to have an economic record anything like his.
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.