The Secrets of Statecraft

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The Secrets of Statecraft Podcast

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. he 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.’

  1. 11 SEPT

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

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

    43 min

  2. 28 AUG

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

    The distinguished economist Paul Gregory recalls his time spent with Lee Harvey and Marina Oswald.

    41 min

  3. 9 AUG

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

    The great historian of Russian history compares and contrasts the three monsters of the Russian Revolution.

    49 min

  4. 29 JULY

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

    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.

    45 min

  5. 18 JULY

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

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

    49 min

  6. 2 JULY

    Con Coughlin: Getting Into the Minds of Monsters | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution

    Con Coughlin, veteran war correspondent and Daily Telegraph foreign & defense editor, has written the biographies of Ayatollah Khomeini, Saddam Hussein and Bashir Al-Assad.  And he’s also gone drinking with Hunter S. Thompson …

    52 min

  7. 17 JUNE

    Nicolas Sarkozy's 'Certain Idea of France' | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution

    President Nicolas Sarkozy on the weight of history on his shoulders when he ruled France from 2007 to 2012.

    35 min

  8. 5 JUNE

    A Continental Tour d’Horizon with Zeinab Badawi | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution

    The history of Africa over the past seven millennia, and this time from an African perspective.

    49 min
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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. he 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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  • Creator
    Hoover Institution
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2024
  • Episodes
    48
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © The Board of Trustees of Leland Stanford Junior University
  • Show Website
    The Secrets of Statecraft

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