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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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Friday Feb 23, 2024
Friday Feb 23, 2024
Elliott Abrams has had the ear of Republican presidents from Reagan to Trump. Here is what he told them...
Saturday Feb 03, 2024
Saturday Feb 03, 2024
Former Deputy National Security Adviser and China expert Matt Pottinger takes a clear-eyed view of the threats to peace in Asia.
Wednesday Jan 24, 2024
Wednesday Jan 24, 2024
Tom Gross is an influential British journalist and Middle East commentator who provides cutting-edge analysis on the unfolding Israel-Gaza struggle.
Friday Nov 10, 2023
Friday Nov 10, 2023
Wednesday Aug 30, 2023
Wednesday Aug 30, 2023
Robert O’Brien has had a large number of demanding jobs, but none more so than being President Trump’s national security advisor.
Tuesday Aug 15, 2023
Tuesday Aug 15, 2023
The rabbi of America’s oldest Jewish congregation discusses his new book, Providence and Power.
Monday Jul 31, 2023
Monday Jul 31, 2023
Mike McFaul, President Obama’s ambassador to Moscow, drew on history to discover what makes Putin tick.
Wednesday Jul 12, 2023
Wednesday Jul 12, 2023
Former prime minister of Australia Tony Abbott is in characteristically forthright form when discussing the past, present, and future of Western institutions.