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The Indo-Pacific region represents a critical crossroads of global stability and evolving strategic competition across the spectrum of economic, trade, and security issues. While major powers share a mutual interest in maintaining peace and avoiding open conflict, the risk of miscalculation or escalation continues to grow amid complex regional dynamics. The implications of any disruption in this region would extend far beyond its borders, with significant economic, security, and geopolitical consequences that could shape the global order for years to come. This underscores the importance of sustained collaboration among allies and partners to strengthen deterrence, manage tensions, and support a stable and secure Indo-Pacific.

 

The Honorable Dr. Kevin Rudd, Australia's Ambassador to the United States and a leading analyst on China, will speak to the roles of the United States and other Western Allies in the increasingly contested Indo-Pacific region. Due to the global consequences at stake, this region is materially relevant to all US allies and strategic partners, irrespective of their geography. Ambassador Rudd states that effective deterrence remains essential in preserving peace in the region.

 

Ambassador Rudd served as Australia's 26th Prime Minister from 2007 to 2010, then as Minister for Foreign Affairs before a second term as Prime Minister in 2013. He was a Member of the Australian Parliament from 1998 to 2013. Prior to his current appointment, Dr. Rudd was President and CEO of the Asia Society Policy Institute in Washington, D.C. Ambassador Rudd started his diplomatic career in 1981 with postings to Beijing and Stockholm. In 1988, he was appointed Chief of Staff to the Hon. Wayne Goss and served him as Premier of Queensland. He was Director-General of the Cabinet Office in Queensland from 1991 to 1995 and Senior China Consultant for KPMG from 1996 to 1998. Ambassador Rudd graduated with Honours in Asian Studies from the Australian National University and received his PhD from Oxford University in 2022. He also studied at the National Taiwan Normal University in Taipei.

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