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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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Tuesday Jun 27, 2023
Tuesday Jun 27, 2023
Lord (Charles) Powell recalls his service as Margaret Thatcher’s closest advisor during her three historic premierships.
Tuesday Jun 06, 2023
Tuesday Jun 06, 2023
Lord (George) Robertson, Secretary-General of NATO, talks about steering the organization through some of its most perilous moments.
Monday May 15, 2023
Monday May 15, 2023
The longest serving foreign minister in Australian history, Alexander Downer used his past experience to navigate a series of major crises, including 9/11.
Wednesday Apr 26, 2023
Wednesday Apr 26, 2023
The Oscar-winning creator of Gosford Park and Downton Abbey speaks about history, creativity and noblesse oblige.
Monday Apr 10, 2023
Monday Apr 10, 2023
Over a quarter of a century separated William P. Barr’s terms as the 77th and also the 85th Attorney General of the United States, serving under two very different presidents.
Tuesday Mar 28, 2023
Tuesday Mar 28, 2023
Bret Stephens, the Pulitzer-winning New York Times journalist, on the influence of the past on himself, his family, the Jewish people, and America.
Friday Mar 10, 2023
Friday Mar 10, 2023
Former US Ambassador to the UN and National Security Adviser John Bolton considers the global challenges to the West.
Tuesday Feb 28, 2023
Tuesday Feb 28, 2023
British historian and biographer Nick Thomas-Symonds MP is in Sir Keir Starmer’s shadow cabinet and will play a key role in any future Labour government. Here he speaks about the giants of Labour Party history: Ramsay MacDonald, Clement Attlee, Aneurin Bevan, and Harold Wilson.