Praise for THE AVOIDABLE WAR
”an extraordinary tour de force … organized, like Dante’s Inferno, into concentric circles that describe in brilliant detail the challenges ahead and a timely prescription to avoid a catastrophe”
Admiral James Stavridis, former supreme Allied Commander of NATO
“essential for imagining the century ahead… Rudd offers the best available treatment of this potential clash and how it might be avoided.”
Foreign Affairs
“wise counsel from a seasoned statesman who recognizes the real risk of catastrophic war and illuminates a promising path the US and China could take to avoid it”
Graham Allison, author of ‘Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides’ Trap?’
“Rudd has become one of today’s most thoughtful analysts of China’s development”
Henry Kissinger, former US secretary of state
“a rare book of wisdom and a detailed roadmap for how the two countries can … avoid a disastrous war”
Joseph Nye, author of ‘Soft Power: The Means to Success in World Politics’
”a must-read for our new prime minister as it proposes remarkably clear-sighted solutions as to how we should handle the rise of China without compromising our belief in open societies”
Jeremy Hunt, UK Chancellor of the Exchequer, in The Times
“the best available treatment of this potential clash and how it might be avoided”
Jessica T. Matthews in Foreign Affairs
“a penetrating and sensible new account of the United States-China relationship”
Kevin Peraino in The New York Times
“a typically impressive piece of analysis by Kevin Rudd”
Greg Sheridan in The Australian
“an excellent analysis of why China has chosen a path so different from our own”
William Hague, former UK foreign secretary, in The Times
“his knowledge of how the Chinese leadership thinks is indispensable”
David Miliband, former UK foreign secretary, in Prospect
“a must-read not only for scholars of geopolitics and diplomacy but also for our next president”
Jose Manuel Romualdez, Philippine Ambassador to the United States, in the Philippine Star
“a rich and realistic portrayal of China’s motivations, as well as a stark warning to a world standing on the edge”
James Crabtree in the Financial Times
“a probing analysis of the risks of war… Rudd’s thorough analysis of Xi Jinping’s China can’t be faulted”
Oliver Farry in The Irish Times
“an objective view towards China, which sets ‘The Avoidable War’ apart from the more populist books”
Michael Smith in The Australian Financial Review
“a useful corrective to much of the commentary, which is overwhelmingly US-centric”
Mark Beeson in The Conversation
“a remarkable in-depth picture of the state and trend of the Celestial Empire”
Carlo Rovelli in The Guardian