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Jon Meacham on What Makes a Great President | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
4 Feb· The Secrets of Statecraft
America’s foremost presidential historian examines the motivations and careers of Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and George H. W. Bush.
Recorded on January 24, 2025.
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Ayaan Hirsi Ali on the Threat to the West | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
22 Jan· The Secrets of Statecraft
The bravest of all the free speech campaigners, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, speaks out eloquently on tribalism, Islam, immigration, Trump, her conversion to Christianity, and what it’s like being married to a quite well-known historian.
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Churchill’s Vicar on Earth | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
8 Jan· The Secrets of Statecraft
Richard Langworth is the senior fellow at the Hillsdale Churchill Project at Hillsdale College, Michigan, and knows more about Winston Churchill than any person living (including me, annoyingly).
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The World View of General James Mattis | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
6 Dec 2024· The Secrets of Statecraft
A global tour d'horizon with the former Marine Corps commander and Secretary of Defense General Jim Mattis.
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Radek Sikorski Unleashed | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
20 Nov 2024· The Secrets of Statecraft
The Polish foreign minister Radek Sikorski is characteristically blunt about his former friend Viktor Orban, the chances of nuclear war in Ukraine, and his enemy Vladimir Putin.
Recorded on October 26, 2024.
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John Bew Applies History to Foreign Policy-Making | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
6 Nov 2024· The Secrets of Statecraft
Professor John Bew’s knowledge as the biographer of Lord Castlereagh and Clement Attlee and the historian of Realpolitik was put to good use when he became the senior foreign policy advisor to no fewer than four British prime ministers.
Recorded on October 18, 2024.
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The Courage of Sir Bill Browder | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
23 Oct 2024· The Secrets of Statecraft
How Bill Browder reacted when Vladimir Putin murdered Browder’s friend and lawyer Sergei Magnitsky.
Recorded on October 11, 2024.
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Nataliya Bugayova Explains How Ukraine Can Still Win | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
9 Oct 2024· The Secrets of Statecraft
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.
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Lord Matt Ridley Gives Us Reasons To Be Cheerful | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
25 Sep 2024· The Secrets of Statecraft
The esteemed science writer and author of The Rational Optimist, Matt Ridley, gazes into the future of mankind.
Recorded on September 16, 2024.
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The Iranian Mindset | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
11 Sep 2024· The Secrets of Statecraft
Iranian-born Shay Khatiri, senior fellow of the Yorktown Institute, explains the (warped) thinking of the Teheran regime.
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Paul Gregory’s ‘Friendship’ with Lee Harvey Oswald | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
28 Aug 2024· The Secrets of Statecraft
The distinguished economist Paul Gregory recalls his time spent with Lee Harvey and Marina Oswald.
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Robert Service on Lenin, Trotsky & Stalin | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
9 Aug 2024· The Secrets of Statecraft
The great historian of Russian history compares and contrasts the three monsters of the Russian Revolution.
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A Tory Good and True | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
29 Jul 2024· The Secrets of Statecraft
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.
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Around The World With Dan Hannan | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
18 Jul 2024· The Secrets of Statecraft
Lord Hannan draws on his 21 years as a member of the European Parliament for this scholarly and masterly overview of world affairs.
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Con Coughlin: Getting Into the Minds of Monsters | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
2 Jul 2024· The Secrets of Statecraft
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 …
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Nicolas Sarkozy's 'Certain Idea of France' | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
17 Jun 2024· The Secrets of Statecraft
Recorded on June 4, 2024.
President Nicolas Sarkozy on the weight of history on his shoulders when he ruled France from 2007 to 2012.
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A Continental Tour d’Horizon with Zeinab Badawi | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
5 Jun 2024· The Secrets of Statecraft
The history of Africa over the past seven millennia, and this time from an African perspective.
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The State of Israel with Dan Senor | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
21 May 2024· The Secrets of Statecraft
Dan Senor, host of the “Call Me Back” podcast, discusses the war in Gaza and where it might go from here.
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The Mission of Tzipi Hotovely | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
10 May 2024· The Secrets of Statecraft
The Israeli Ambassador to London speaks up eloquently and frankly for her embattled country.
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Toby Young Speaks Freely | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
12 Apr 2024· The Secrets of Statecraft
Toby Young, director of the splendid Free Speech Union, discusses his campaign to defend freedom of expression.
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Episodes

Jon Meacham on What Makes a Great President | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution

Ayaan Hirsi Ali on the Threat to the West | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution

Churchill’s Vicar on Earth | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution

The World View of General James Mattis | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution

Radek Sikorski Unleashed | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution

John Bew Applies History to Foreign Policy-Making | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution

The Courage of Sir Bill Browder | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution

Nataliya Bugayova Explains How Ukraine Can Still Win | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution

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

The Iranian Mindset | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution

Paul Gregory’s ‘Friendship’ with Lee Harvey Oswald | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution

Robert Service on Lenin, Trotsky & Stalin | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution

A Tory Good and True | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution

Around The World With Dan Hannan | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution

Con Coughlin: Getting Into the Minds of Monsters | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution

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

A Continental Tour d’Horizon with Zeinab Badawi | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution

The State of Israel with Dan Senor | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution

The Mission of Tzipi Hotovely | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution

Toby Young Speaks Freely | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution