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"In Xi Jinping sehen wir die Rückkehr des ideologischen Mannes": Sueddeutsche Zeitung
Kevin Rudd, früherer australischer Premier und China-Experte, nennt Xi Jinping einen "Meister-Machiavellist". Er beschreibt, wie der Parteichef seine Macht ausübt und warum es die Welt nach dem 20. Parteikongress dauerhaft mit einem neuen China zu tun haben wird.
A Conversation With Dr. Condoleezza Rice And Kevin Rudd - Talks from the Hoover Institution
A war between China and the US would be catastrophic, deadly, and destructive. Unfortunately, it is no longer unthinkable. Kevin Rudd and Dr. Condoleezza Rice discuss the possibility.
The Avoidable War in conversation with Dr Condoleezza Rice: Hoover Institution
A Conversation with Dr. Condoleezza Rice and Kevin Rudd on Thursday, October 6, 2022 from 4:30 - 5:30PM PT.
Strategic Competitors: The Future of the US and China Relationship - Asia Society
USC Marshall Dean Geoffrey Garrett hosts Kevin Rudd, President and CEO of the Asia Society and former Australian Prime Minister – one of the world's foremost authorities on China – and Ben Rhodes, former Deputy National Security Advisor to President Obama, to discuss the most important geopolitical relationship of our time and how the two countries can find a mutual path to peace, prosperity, and sustainability.
China's Future - What it Means for Asia and the World: Asia Society
At Asia Society Policy Institute's launch of its new Center for China Analysis, Asia Society Policy Institute President and Founding Chair of the Center for China Analysis Kevin Rudd delivers a keynote address and joins former Secretary of State and National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger in conversation.
We Need to Talk about China and Climate: Outrage and Optimism
China. On one hand, the country is the world’s largest source of carbon emissions, an economic and political powerhouse resting on a thick cloud of hydrocarbon pollution, contrary to the goals of the Paris Agreement. On the other hand, President Xi Jinping has set the stage for China to emerge as an environmental leader, with the highest reforestation rate in the world; it makes and buys more electric cars than any other country by far; and is the world’s top renewable energy investor for the eighth consecutive year, including manufacturing 80% of solar cells globally.
It is clear that China has the power to determine whether we can limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees celsius. As we head into the COP26 international climate discussions, all eyes will be on the indomitable diplomatic skills of China and America’s special envoys for climate, Xie Xanhau and John Kerry, who brought about significant pact between the world’s two top polluters that significantly influenced the success of the Paris Agreement.
This week we talk with Peggy Liu, a leading catalyst of a greener China and Former Prime Minister of Australia and President of the Asia Society, Kevin Rudd, who offers deep insight into China’s climate goals and trajectory of travel, gleaned over 35 years of working with the Chinese Government.
Kevin is now ‘Dr Rudd’ after penning 420-page study of Xi Jinping: Sun-Herald
Kevin Rudd will receive a Doctor of Philosophy from Oxford University on Sunday morning after penning a 420-page thesis on Xi’s worldview.
Kevin Rudd on the Queen’s life and legacy: BBC
Kevin Rudd joins the BBC to reflect on the life and legacy of Queen Elizabeth II.
Remembering Queen Elizabeth II: The Project
Kevin Rudd joins the Project to reflect on the life of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
'Monarchists and republicans alike had a deep abiding respect for her': RN Breakfast
Kevin Rudd says no-one could have questioned the Queen’s commitment to duty.
Kevin Rudd on the passing of Queen Elizabeth - Today Show
Kevin Rudd reflects on his various meetings with Queen Elizabeth and the great respect the people of Australia held for her.
Kevin Rudd responds to Her Majesty’s passing - ABC
Former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd responds to Her Majesty's passing, reflecting on her overriding commitment to the Commonwealth.
Kevin Rudd fondly reflects on his meetings with Her Majesty The Queen - 2GB
Former prime minister Kevin Rudd reflects on his meetings with Her Majesty The Queen.
Her Majesty the Queen
Thérèse and I are deeply saddened to learn of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Xi in Beijing, Putin in Moscow is a long-term reality - The Print
Kevin Rudd, Former Prime Minister of Australia and presently President of Asia Society, said that Xi Jinping in Beijing and Vladimir Putin in Moscow is a long-term reality now not just for the region but also for the world. India seems to have reached a conclusion that its principal strategic challenge does lie with China whether it's on the Sino-Indian Border, whether it's over Kashmir, whether it's over Pakistan and China's all-weather alliance with Islamabad or over the Indian Ocean, he told Nayanima Basu in this #ThePrintInterview.
Books for the Century: Foreign Affairs
The twenty-first century will be defined in part by the U.S.-Chinese relationship and its possible devolution into war. Rudd offers the best available treatment of this potential clash and how it might be avoided, says Foreign Affairs.
The Avoidable War: MERICS Future China Lecture
Kevin Rudd speaks at the Mercator Institute for China Studies in Germany.
In conversation with Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar: Asia Society India
During the launch of the Asia Society Policy Institute in New Delhi, Asia Society India organized a conversation between India's External Affairs Minister Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and Asia Society President and CEO Kevin Rudd discussing Asia’s dynamic political geography, the rise of tensions among the regional powers, and the future of coalition building among nations.
Clear analogy with South China Sea and Taiwan to India-China LAC tensions - The Hindu
There are parallels between China’s actions at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and its tensions between China and the US over Taiwan, says former Australian Prime Minister and China watcher Kevin Rudd. Mr. Rudd, who is the author of a new book, “The Avoidable War: The Dangers of a Catastrophic Conflict between the U.S. and Xi Jinping’s China”, is also the President of the Asia Society, and is in Delhi for the launch of a new policy institute, to be inaugurated by External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar in Delhi on Monday.
Global Leadership Series: The Man Who Dealt with Xi Jinping - WION
Will the US and China go to war over Taiwan? Is an armed conflict unavoidable? How does China view India after the 2020 border clashes? Palki Sharma brings you an exclusive interview with Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.