Kevin Rudd
Former Australian Prime Minister | Global Leadership & China Relations
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Kevin Rudd served as the 26th Prime Minister of Australia from 2007 to 2010 and 2013. As a leading expert on China's global strategy, Rudd provides rare insights into the future of Sino-Western relations.
Drawing on his extensive diplomatic experience, he challenges audiences to rethink assumptions about China's place in the world and the risk of conflict. Rudd's unique perspective as both a policymaker and academic sheds light on the complex geopolitical issues shaping the 21st century.
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Are China and the US doomed to conflict?
The former prime minister of Australia, Kevin Rudd is also a longtime student of China, with a unique vantage point to watch its power rise in the past few decades. He asks whether the growing ambition of China will inevitably lead to conflict with other major powers -- and suggests another narrative.
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Kevin Rudd at Aspen Ideas Festival 2025
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