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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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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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1 Daniel Samet on the Realpolitik Behind US-Israeli Relations | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution 51:53
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A new book, U.S. Defense Policy toward Israel: A Cold War History , takes on the revisionists over what happened in the Cold War. Recorded on April 16, 205.
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1 Motorcycles and Meritocracies with Governor Mitch Daniels | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution 47:02
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Mitch Daniels is the former Director of the Office of Management and Budget under Ronald Reagan, the former Governor of Indiana, and the former President of Purdue University. He discusses his life, his influences, and his passion for hogs (of the Harley-Davidson variety). Recorded on March 21, 2025.…
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1 General Lord Dannatt on the Korean War | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution 47:51
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The former head of the British Army, Richard Dannatt, discusses an important war that is often forgotten. Recorded on February 6, 2025.
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1 Jon Meacham on What Makes a Great President | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution 1:05:06
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America’s foremost presidential historian examines the motivations and careers of Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and George H. W. Bush. Recorded on January 24, 2025.
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1 Ayaan Hirsi Ali on the Threat to the West | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution 50:53
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The bravest of all the free speech campaigners, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, speaks out eloquently on tribalism, Islam, immigration, Trump, her conversion to Christianity, and what it’s like being married to a quite well-known historian.
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1 Churchill’s Vicar on Earth | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution 49:24
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Richard Langworth is the senior fellow at the Hillsdale Churchill Project at Hillsdale College, Michigan, and knows more about Winston Churchill than any person living (including me, annoyingly).
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1 The World View of General James Mattis | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution 53:58
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A global tour d'horizon with the former Marine Corps commander and Secretary of Defense General Jim Mattis.
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1 Radek Sikorski Unleashed | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution 42:27
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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. Recorded on October 26, 2024.
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1 John Bew Applies History to Foreign Policy-Making | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution 1:05:09
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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. Recorded on October 18, 2024.
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1 The Courage of Sir Bill Browder | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution 45:25
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How Bill Browder reacted when Vladimir Putin murdered Browder’s friend and lawyer Sergei Magnitsky. Recorded on October 11, 2024.
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1 Nataliya Bugayova Explains How Ukraine Can Still Win | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution 34:13
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Nataliya Bugayova, Non-Resident Russia Fellow at the Institute for the Study of War, shares her latest in-depth knowledge on how the Russo-Ukrainian War is going. Recorded on September 9, 2024.
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1 Lord Matt Ridley Gives Us Reasons To Be Cheerful | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution 53:29
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The esteemed science writer and author of The Rational Optimist , Matt Ridley, gazes into the future of mankind. Recorded on September 16, 2024.
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1 The Iranian Mindset | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution 42:45
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Iranian-born Shay Khatiri, senior fellow of the Yorktown Institute, explains the (warped) thinking of the Teheran regime.
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1 Paul Gregory’s ‘Friendship’ with Lee Harvey Oswald | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution 41:08
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The distinguished economist Paul Gregory recalls his time spent with Lee Harvey and Marina Oswald.
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1 Robert Service on Lenin, Trotsky & Stalin | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution 49:02
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The great historian of Russian history compares and contrasts the three monsters of the Russian Revolution.
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