22 March 2008
Rudd's Tour
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Kevin Rudd will set off on his first serious international tour next week, a 17-day journey through the diplomatic and strategic heart of the US, Europe and China.
But already the trip's been dogged with controversy, and some rapidly emerging challenges.
Controversial because he's not found time to visit Japan, although will do so later in the year, and challenging because the Tibet issue has once more put China on the front pages of the world's press and for all the wrong reasons.
And if all of that wasn't enough to contemplate, Kevin Rudd will also become the first Australian PM to attend a NATO summit.
The focus of that will be Afghanistan, and what if anything a small player like Australia might do to better assist the rebuilding of one of the world's most beleaguered nations.
Guests
Allan Gyngell
Executive Director, Lowy Institute for International Affairs
Story Researcher and Producer
Scott Wales
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