The Secrets of Statecraft

Nov 20 2024 53 ep. 46 mins 257
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Secrets of Statecraft is a bi-monthly podcast hosted by Andrew Roberts which explores the effect that the study of History has had on the careers and decision-making of public figures, and which will also ask leading historians about the influence that the study of History had on their biographical subjects. The title is taken from Winston Churchill’s reply on Coronation Day 1953 to a young American who had asked him for life-advice, to whom he said ‘Study History, study History, for therein lie all the secrets of statecraft.’

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Radek Sikorski Unleashed | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution

Nov 20 2024 42 mins  
The Polish foreign minister Radek Sikorski is characteristically blunt about his former friend Viktor Orban, the chances of nuclear war in Ukraine, and his enemy Vladimir Putin.

John Bew Applies History to Foreign Policy-Making | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution

Nov 06 2024 65 mins  
Professor John Bew’s knowledge as the biographer of Lord Castlereagh and Clement Attlee and the historian of Realpolitik was put to good use when he became the senior foreign policy advisor to no fewer than four British prime ministers.

The Courage of Sir Bill Browder | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution

Oct 23 2024 45 mins  
How Bill Browder reacted when Vladimir Putin murdered Browder’s friend and lawyer Sergei Magnitsky.

Nataliya Bugayova Explains How Ukraine Can Still Win | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution

Oct 09 2024 34 mins  
Nataliya Bugayova shares her latest in-depth knowledge on how the Russo-Ukrainian War is going.

Lord Matt Ridley Gives Us Reasons To Be Cheerful | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution

Sep 25 2024 53 mins  
The esteemed science writer and author of The Rational Optimist, Matt Ridley, gazes into the future of mankind.

The Iranian Mindset | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution

Sep 11 2024 42 mins  
Iranian-born Shay Khatiri, senior fellow of the Yorktown Institute, explains the (warped) thinking of the Teheran regime.

Paul Gregory’s ‘Friendship’ with Lee Harvey Oswald | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution

Aug 28 2024 41 mins  
The distinguished economist Paul Gregory recalls his time spent with Lee Harvey and Marina Oswald.

Robert Service on Lenin, Trotsky & Stalin | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution

Aug 08 2024 49 mins  
The great historian of Russian history compares and contrasts the three monsters of the Russian Revolution.

A Tory Good and True | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution

Jul 29 2024 45 mins  
Nick True was until recently leader of the House of Lords and Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal. His Toryism hails from an earlier and better age, but still has modern relevance.

Around The World With Dan Hannan | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution

Jul 17 2024 48 mins  
Lord Hannan draws on his 21 years as a member of the European Parliament for this scholarly and masterly overview of world affairs.