The Secrets of Statecraft

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

The esteemed science writer and author of The Rational Optimist, Matt Ridley, gazes into the future of mankind. 

Recorded on September 16, 2024.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 …

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

Recorded on June 4, 2024.

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