In this book review roundtable on Kevin Rudd’s The Avoidable War: The Dangers of a Catastrophic Conflict between the U.S. and Xi Jinping’s China, Susan Thornton, Rory Medcalf, Joseph Chinyong Liow, Carla P. Freeman, and Kevin Rudd discuss the U.S.-China relationship and strategies for managing great-power competition to avoid a catastrophic conflict.

Kein anderer westlicher Politiker kennt die Volksrepublik so gut wie der australische Ex-Premier Rudd. Hier erklärt er, warum Putin und Xi eine nabelschnurartige Beziehung pflegen – und wann der Krieg gegen Taiwan losgehen könnte.

L’ancien premier ministre australien en est persuadé: le président chinois a l’intention de régner à vie.

Did the West misread China the way it misread Russia? Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd compares the ‘business first’ era of yesteryear with the nationalist bend as Xi Jinping further consolidates his grip on power.

China's ruling Communist Party Congress this weekend is the most important meeting in 40 years and appears set to concrete Xi Jinping's position as premier for life, according to Kevin Rudd.

Former PM Kevin Rudd has weighed in on the state of China’s economy as talk continues to swirl over Beijing’s next move on Taiwan.

During his decade-long reign in China, Xi Jinping has amassed more power and wielded it more ruthlessly than any leader since Mao Zedong.

How has Xi Jinping emerged as China's unchallenged leader for life? Good to join ABC 7.30 to discuss the Leninist ideologue-in-chief, his intentions towards the world, and why his position could be weaker than it appears.

Asia Society France officially opens its center with a global launch entitled Conversations France-Asie 2022.

Kevin Rudd discusses the upcoming Chinese Communist Party leadership conference.

In the post–Cold War era, the Western world has suffered no shortage of grand theories of history and international relations. The settings and actors may change, but the global geopolitical drama goes on: variants of realism and liberalism compete to explain and predict state behavior, scholars debate whether the world is witnessing the end of history, a clash of civilizations, or something else entirely.

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 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.

A Conversation with Dr. Condoleezza Rice and Kevin Rudd on Thursday, October 6, 2022 from 4:30 - 5:30PM PT.

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.

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.

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 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 joins the BBC to reflect on the life and legacy of Queen Elizabeth II.