The Secrets of Statecraft
History Podcasts
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. 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.’
Location:
United States
Description:
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. 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.’
Language:
English
Episodes
Toby Young Speaks Freely | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
4/12/2024
Toby Young, director of the splendid Free Speech Union, discusses his campaign to defend freedom of expression.
Duration:00:41:51
Conrad Black’s Extraordinary Magnum Opus | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
3/27/2024
Conrad Black discusses his epic thousand-page history of the Ancient World up to the death of Emperor Augustus.
Duration:00:42:55
The China threat: from TikTok to Taiwan | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
3/14/2024
Congressman Mike Gallagher on why the West should take the threat of China seriously, from TikTok to Taiwan.
Duration:00:46:21
The Sagacity of Elliott Abrams | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
2/23/2024
Elliott Abrams has had the ear of Republican presidents from Reagan to Trump. Here is what he told them...
Duration:00:32:38
Matt Pottinger Sounds the Alarm in Asia | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
2/2/2024
Former Deputy National Security Adviser and China expert Matt Pottinger takes a clear-eyed view of the threats to peace in Asia.
Duration:01:02:08
The View From Inside Israel with Tom Gross | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
1/24/2024
Tom Gross is an influential British journalist and Middle East commentator who provides cutting-edge analysis on the unfolding Israel-Gaza struggle.
Duration:01:13:28
Once More Unto the Breach, with Eliot Cohen | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
11/10/2023
Former State Department Counsellor Eliot Cohen on how William Shakespeare can explain the rise, rule, and fall of present day leaders.
Duration:00:50:00
The varied career (but unvarying principles) of Robert O’Brien | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
8/30/2023
Robert O’Brien has had a large number of demanding jobs, but none more so than being President Trump’s national security advisor.
Duration:01:04:50
Rabbi Meir Soloveichik on exceptional Jewish Leadership | Secrets Of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
8/14/2023
The rabbi of America’s oldest Jewish congregation discusses his new book, Providence and Power.
Duration:00:54:39
Getting Inside the Mind of Vladimir Putin | Secrets Of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts and Michael McFaul | Hoover Institution
7/31/2023
Mike McFaul, President Obama’s ambassador to Moscow, drew on history to discover what makes Putin tick.
Duration:00:45:08
Tony Abbott Speaks Out | Secrets Of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
7/12/2023
Former prime minister of Australia Tony Abbott is in characteristically forthright form when discussing the past, present, and future of Western institutions.
Duration:00:53:45
Lord (Charles) Powell recalls his service as Margaret Thatcher’s closest advisor | Secrets Of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
6/27/2023
Lord (Charles) Powell recalls his service as Margaret Thatcher’s closest advisor during her three historic premierships.
Duration:00:45:31
Defending Democracy: The Life’s Work of George Robertson | Secrets Of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
6/6/2023
Lord (George) Robertson, Secretary-General of NATO, talks about steering the organization through some of its most perilous moments.
Duration:00:44:58
Alexander Downer’s Continual Crisis Management | Secrets Of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
5/15/2023
The longest serving foreign minister in Australian history, Alexander Downer used his past experience to navigate a series of major crises, including 9/11.
Duration:01:00:57
The Past is Prologue for Lord Julian Fellowes | Secrets Of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
4/26/2023
The Oscar-winning creator of Gosford Park and Downton Abbey speaks about history, creativity and noblesse oblige.
Duration:00:43:32
The Trials of Bill Barr | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
4/10/2023
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.
Duration:00:46:19
The Past is Ever-Present for Bret Stephens | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
3/28/2023
Bret Stephens, the Pulitzer-winning New York Times journalist, on the influence of the past on himself, his family, the Jewish people, and America.
Duration:00:47:55
John Bolton’s World Tour | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
3/10/2023
Former US Ambassador to the UN and National Security Adviser John Bolton considers the global challenges to the West.
Duration:00:42:49
Nick Thomas-Symonds and the History of the Labour Party | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
2/28/2023
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.
Duration:00:40:48
History Matters to Sir Trevor Phillips | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
2/14/2023
Sir Trevor Phillips is the founder of the Policy Exchange’s History Matters project, the UK chairman of the Index on Censorship, and was longest-serving equalities commissioner in British history. Here he gives his characteristically trenchant views on the subjects of history, race, and free speech.
Duration:00:44:26