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| Secrets Of Statecraft: The Education Of General David Petraeus General David Petraeus talks about what he learned about the Vietnam War from his PhD studies at Princeton that helped him in the war against terror. February 23, 2022 |
| Secrets Of Statecraft: Victor Davis Hanson on What the Greeks and Romans Can Teach Us What 5th Century BC Greece can tell us about invasions, charismatic leadership, national honor and courageous resistance today. March 3, 2022 |
| Secrets Of Statecraft: The View From Next Door: John O’Sullivan On The War In Ukraine John O’Sullivan shares special insights on the conflict in Ukraine and on the use of statecraft to find a resolution to the conflict. March 7, 2022 |
| Secrets Of Statecraft: Christopher Buckley On The History Of The Social Faux Pas The faux pas and its celebrated and checkered past. March 17, 2022 |
| Secrets Of Statecraft: A Masterclass In History From Dr. Henry Kissinger How does having made history affect one’s view of the past? March 31, 2022 |
| Secrets Of Statecraft: Dambisa Moyo Finds Echoes Of The Gilded Age Dambisa Moyo examines America’s Gilded Age, and finds a surprising number of comparisons with our own. April 11, 2022 |
| Secrets Of Statecraft: The Influence Of The Past On President Iván Duque Of Colombia The influence of the past on President Iván Duque of Colombia, includes Simon Bolivar and Winston Churchill. April 27, 2022 |
| Secrets Of Statecraft: Peter Robinson On The Art Of Writing Ronald Reagan’s Speeches If you have ever been asked to deliver a speech in public (or even if you haven’t), listen to a master of the genre Peter Robinson speak of the humor, honesty, and honing involved in writing over 150 speeches for a U.S. President. May 16, 2022 |
| Secrets Of Statecraft: Seventy Years On The Throne: Robert Hardman Explains Queen Elizabeth II’s Statecraft Queen Elizabeth II’s use of soft power in Britain’s unwritten constitution. June 1, 2022 |
| Secrets Of Statecraft: The Historical Heritage Of Bibi Netanyahu Bibi Netanyahu discusses what effect the past has had on his life and career. June 13, 2022 |
| Secrets Of Statecraft: The Statecraft And Spycraft Of MI6’s Former Chief The effect of Kim Philby’s treachery on the Service, Cold War victories against the KGB, James Bond and John Le Carré, and the rosy prospects for British Intelligence post-Brexit. July 1, 2022 |
| Secrets Of Statecraft: How History Shaped Dr. Condoleezza Rice The past has had a powerful influence over the worldview of Condoleezza Rice. September 6, 2022 |
| Secrets Of Statecraft: H. R. McMaster In Peace And War Lieutenant General H. R. McMaster speaks about his time as President Trump’s National Security Adviser, American mistakes during the Vietnam War, and his belief in learning from the past to help to think strategically about the present. September 28, 2022 |
| Secrets Of Statecraft: Unwrapping The Enigma, Mystery And Riddle: Stephen Kotkin Explains Russia To Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution Understanding the psyche of Russia and the Russians has bewildered Westerners for generations; foremost expert Stephen Kotkin gives some penetrating insights into how to do it. October 11, 2022 |
| Secrets Of Statecraft: David Cameron’s Relationship with History | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution David Cameron was well prepared to be the British prime minister from 2010 to 2016, due to receiving a first-class education at the hands of top historians. October 25, 2022 |
| Secrets Of Statecraft: The Architect: Karl Rove On Politics And History | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution Karl Rove discusses his rise through the business of politics, his days in the White House, and his current career as a historian. November 8, 2022 |
| Secrets Of Statecraft: The Tory Philosophy Of Michael Gove | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution Michael Gove is that rare thing in politics, a genuine intellectual who is also a very effective politician. December 14, 2022 |
| Secrets Of Statecraft: Simon Sebag Montefiore Goes Into The World | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution British historian Simon Sebag Montefiore has written a new history of the world, which analyzes the last 10,000 years of global events through the prism of famous (and often infamous) families. January 5, 2023 |
| Secrets Of Statecraft: History Matters To Sir Trevor Phillips | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution Sir Trevor Phillips on history, race, and free speech. February 14, 2023 |
| Secrets Of Statecraft: Nick Thomas-Symonds and the History of the Labour Party | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution Nick Thomas-Symonds discusses the giants of Labour Party history: Ramsay MacDonald, Clement Attlee, Aneurin Bevan, and Harold Wilson. February 28, 2023 |
| John Bolton’s World Tour Former US Ambassador to the UN and National Security Adviser John Bolton considers the global challenges to the West. March 10, 2023 |
| The Past Is Ever-Present For Bret Stephens Bret Stephens, the Pulitzer-winning New York Times journalist, on the influence of the past on himself, his family, the Jewish people, and America. March 28, 2023 |
| The Trials Of Bill Barr 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. April 10, 2023 |
| The Past Is Prologue For Lord Julian Fellowes The Oscar-winning creator of Gosford Park and Downton Abbey speaks about history, creativity and noblesse oblige. April 26, 2023 |
| Alexander Downer’s Continual Crisis Management The longest serving foreign minister in Australian history, Alexander Downer used his past experience to navigate a series of major crises, including 9/11. May 15, 2023 |
| Defending Democracy: The Life’s Work Of George Robertson Defending Democracy: The Life’s Work of George Robertson. June 6, 2023 |
| Lord (Charles) Powell Recalls His Service As Margaret Thatcher’s Closest Advisor Lord (Charles) Powell recalls his service as Margaret Thatcher’s closest advisor during her three historic premierships. June 27, 2023 |
| Tony Abbott Speaks Out Former prime minister of Australia Tony Abbott is in characteristically forthright form when discussing the past, present, and future of Western institutions. July 12, 2023 |
| Getting Inside The Mind Of Vladimir Putin Michael McFaul, President Obama’s ambassador to Moscow, drew on history to discover what makes Putin tick. July 31, 2023 |
| Rabbi Meir Soloveichik On Exceptional Jewish Leadership The rabbi of America’s oldest Jewish congregation discusses his new book, Providence and Power. August 14, 2023 |
| The Varied Career (But Unvarying Principles) Of Robert O’Brien Robert O’Brien has had a large number of demanding jobs, but none more so than being President Trump’s national security advisor. August 30, 2023 |
| Once More Unto The Breach, With Eliot Cohen Former State Department Counsellor Eliot Cohen on how William Shakespeare can explain the rise, rule, and fall of present day leaders. November 10, 2023 |
| The View From Inside Israel With Tom Gross Tom Gross is an influential British journalist and Middle East commentator who provides cutting-edge analysis on the unfolding Israel-Gaza struggle. January 24, 2024 |
| Matt Pottinger Sounds The Alarm In Asia Former Deputy National Security Adviser and China expert Matt Pottinger takes a clear-eyed view of the threats to peace in Asia. February 2, 2024 |
| The Sagacity Of Elliott Abrams Elliott Abrams has had the ear of Republican presidents from Reagan to Trump. Here is what he told them… February 23, 2024 |
| The China Threat: From TikTok To Taiwan Congressman Mike Gallagher on why the West should take the threat of China seriously, from TikTok to Taiwan. March 14, 2024 |
| Conrad Black’s Extraordinary Magnum Opus Conrad Black discusses his epic thousand-page history of the Ancient World up to the death of Emperor Augustus. March 27, 2024 |
| Toby Young Speaks Freely Toby Young, director of the splendid Free Speech Union, discusses his campaign to defend freedom of expression. April 12, 2024 |
| The Mission Of Tzipi Hotovely The Israeli Ambassador to London speaks up eloquently and frankly for her embattled country. May 10, 2024 |
| The State of Israel with Dan Senor Dan Senor, host of the “Call Me Back” podcast, discusses the war in Gaza and where it might go from here. May 21, 2024 |
| A Continental Tour D’horizon With Zeinab Badawi The history of Africa over the past seven millennia, and this time from an African perspective. June 5, 2024 |
| Nicolas Sarkozy’s ‘Certain Idea of France’ Recorded on June 4, 2024. President Nicolas Sarkozy on the weight of history on his shoulders when he ruled France from 2007 to 2012. June 17, 2024 |
| Con Coughlin: Getting Into The Minds Of Monsters 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 … June 29, 2024 |
| Around The World With Dan Hannan Recorded on June 4, 2024. Lord Hannan draws on his 21 years as a member of the European Parliament for this scholarly and masterly overview of world affairs. July 17, 2024 |
| A Tory Good And True 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. Recorded June 4, 2024 July 29, 2024 |
| Robert Service on Lenin, Trotsky & Stalin The great historian of Russian history compares and contrasts the three monsters of the Russian Revolution. August 13, 2024 |
| Paul Gregory’s ‘Friendship’ With Lee Harvey Oswald The distinguished economist Paul Gregory recalls his time spent with Lee Harvey and Marina Oswald. August 28, 2024 |
| The Iranian Mindset Iranian-born Shay Khatiri, senior fellow of the Yorktown Institute, explains the (warped) thinking of the Teheran regime. September 11, 2024 |
| Lord Matt Ridley Gives Us Reasons To Be Cheerful The esteemed science writer and author of The Rational Optimist, Matt Ridley, gazes into the future of mankind. September 25, 2024 |
| Lord Matt Ridley Gives Us Reasons To Be Cheerful The esteemed science writer and author of The Rational Optimist, Matt Ridley, gazes into the future of mankind. September 25, 2024 |
| Nataliya Bugayova Explains How Ukraine Can Still Win Nataliya Bugayova shares her latest in-depth knowledge on how the Russo-Ukrainian War is going. October 9, 2024 |
| The Courage Of Sir Bill Browder How Bill Browder reacted when Vladimir Putin murdered Browder’s friend and lawyer Sergei Magnitsky. October 23, 2024 |
| John Bew Applies History To Foreign Policy-Making 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. November 6, 2024 |
| Radek Sikorski Unleashed 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. November 20, 2024 |
| The World View Of General James Mattis A global tour d’horizon with the former Marine Corps commander and Secretary of Defense General Jim Mattis. Recorded on November 1st, 2024. December 6, 2024 |
| Churchill’s Vicar On Earth 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). January 8, 2025 |
| Ayaan Hirsi Ali On The Threat To The West 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. January 21, 2025 |
| Jon Meacham On What Makes A Great President 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. February 4, 2025 |
| General Lord Dannatt On The Korean War The former head of the British Army, Richard Dannatt, discusses an important war that is often forgotten. February 4, 2025 |
| Motorcycles And Meritocracies With Governor Mitch Daniels Mitch Daniels discusses his life, his influences, and his passion for hogs (of the Harley-Davidson variety). April 2, 2025 |
| Daniel Samet On The Realpolitik Behind US-Israeli Relations A new book takes on the revisionists over what happened in the Cold War. April 18, 2025 |
| Statecraft In An Age Of Strongmen Why defending Ukraine is in America’s interest, and reflects on the perils of Western flirtation with authoritarian figures. May 16, 2025 |
| “Well, He Got Beheaded”: Caroline, Countess Of Derby, On Her Husband’s Family’s Illustrious History Countess of Derby on medieval politics to family connections with William Shakespeare, and her edition of the remarkable travel journals of the 14th Earl of Derby, who travelled extensively in North America in 1824-25. June 2, 2025 |
| Tim Bouverie And The Diplomacy Of World War II British historian Tim Bouverie discusses the knotty diplomatic dilemmas faced by Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin. June 18, 2025 |
| Sir Niall Ferguson: Time-Knight Time travel, Trump bombing Iran, the Time Lord, AI, the University of Austin experiment, and more. July 2, 2025 |
| Lord (Conrad) Black’s Remarkable Historical Erudition The Canadian businessman and peer Conrad Black has published the second volume of his political and strategic history of the world, from 14AD to 1648, and it’s a corker. July 28, 2025 |
| Around The World With Condoleezza Rice Distinguished Visiting Fellow Andrew Roberts is joined by former US Secretary of State and current Director of the Hoover Institution Condoleezza Rice for a dive deep into today’s international hotspots. August 8, 2025 |
| American Institutions, Higher Education, Talk Shows, And Nougies With Ben Sasse A candid and very wide-ranging conversation about the state of American institutions and how to revitalize them. August 28, 2025 |
| Jews Vs. Rome: Barry Strauss On Two Centuries Of Jewish Revolt Why did the Jews keep fighting Rome for over 200 years — long after the Great Revolt ended in disaster? September 26, 2025 |
| The Secret Life of Dictators With Frank Dikötter Why do tyrants crave loyalty more than love? Why do they all end up surrounded by liars? And what happens when a dictator starts believing his own propaganda? October 30, 2025 |
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The Statecraft Of Franklin D. Roosevelt With Historian David Kennedy Historian David Kennedy looks at Franklin D. Roosevelt’s leadership by exploring how he guided the United States through the twin upheavals of the Great Depression and World War II. December 9, 2025 |
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The Forgotten Heroes Of The Holocaust With Richard Hurowitz What makes an ordinary person risk everything to save a stranger? January 12, 2026 |
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Munira Mirza’s Mission: Get Better Politicians Munira Mirza—former Director of No. 10’s Policy Unit under Boris Johnson—on why leadership is faltering across liberal democracies. March 3, 2026 |
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Dan Wang: Is China Already Winning The 21st Century? What it will take for the United States and the rest of the West to catch up. March 17, 2026 |
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Nigel Biggar, The Professor They Tried To Cancel Andrew Roberts sits down with Oxford theologian and historian Nigel Biggar to explore the personal and intellectual firestorm surrounding his work on empire, colonialism, and reparations. March 31, 2026 |
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Is Iran At The Tipping Point? With Shay Khatiri An expert analyzes the internal dynamics of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the current war, amidst domestic protests, and over a long period of political decay. April 7, 2026 |
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Dan Hannan And The Case For Capitalism New IEA director Daniel Hannan joins Secrets of Statecraft to discuss why the battle for free markets, free trade, and economic common sense is back at the center of politics. April 10, 2026 |
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Anduril’s Chris Brose On Fighting The Next War America’s military is built to win fast, but may not survive a prolonged conflict. April 21, 2026 |