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Secrets of Statecraft is a bimonthly podcast hosted by Distinguished Visiting Fellow Andrew Roberts that explores the effect that the study of history has had on the careers and decision making of public figures. The podcast also features leading historians discussing 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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Wednesday Oct 23, 2024
Wednesday Oct 23, 2024
How Bill Browder reacted when Vladimir Putin murdered Browder’s friend and lawyer Sergei Magnitsky.
Recorded on October 11, 2024.

Wednesday Oct 09, 2024
Wednesday Oct 09, 2024
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.

Wednesday Sep 25, 2024
Wednesday Sep 25, 2024
The esteemed science writer and author of The Rational Optimist, Matt Ridley, gazes into the future of mankind.
Recorded on September 16, 2024.

Wednesday Sep 11, 2024
The Iranian Mindset | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
Wednesday Sep 11, 2024
Wednesday Sep 11, 2024
Iranian-born Shay Khatiri, senior fellow of the Yorktown Institute, explains the (warped) thinking of the Teheran regime.

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

Friday Aug 09, 2024
Friday Aug 09, 2024
The great historian of Russian history compares and contrasts the three monsters of the Russian Revolution.

Monday Jul 29, 2024
Monday Jul 29, 2024
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.

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