The Secrets of Statecraft

By: Hoover Institution
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  • 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.’
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Episodes
  • Daniel Samet on the Realpolitik Behind US-Israeli Relations | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution

    Daniel Samet on the Realpolitik Behind US-Israeli Relations | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
    Apr 18 2025

    A new book, U.S. Defense Policy toward Israel: A Cold War History, takes on the revisionists over what happened in the Cold War.

    Recorded on April 16, 205.
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    52 mins
  • Motorcycles and Meritocracies with Governor Mitch Daniels | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution

    Motorcycles and Meritocracies with Governor Mitch Daniels | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
    Apr 2 2025

    Mitch Daniels is the former Director of the Office of Management and Budget under Ronald Reagan, the former Governor of Indiana, and the former President of Purdue University. He discusses his life, his influences, and his passion for hogs (of the Harley-Davidson variety).

    Recorded on March 21, 2025.
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    47 mins
  • General Lord Dannatt on the Korean War | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution

    General Lord Dannatt on the Korean War | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
    Mar 25 2025

    The former head of the British Army, Richard Dannatt, discusses an important war that is often forgotten.

    Recorded on February 6, 2025.
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    48 mins

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