The Secrets of Statecraft

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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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The Statecraft of Franklin D. Roosevelt with Historian David Kennedy | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
Dec 09, 2025
The Secret Life of Dictators with Frank Dikötter | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
Oct 31, 2025
Jews vs. Rome: Barry Strauss on Two Centuries of Jewish Revolt | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
Sep 26, 2025
American Institutions, Higher Education, Talk Shows, and Nougies with Ben Sasse
Aug 28, 2025
Around The World With Condoleezza Rice | Secrets of Statecraft
Aug 08, 2025
Lord (Conrad) Black’s Remarkable Historical Erudition | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
Jul 31, 2025
Sir Niall Ferguson: Time-Knight | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
Jul 02, 2025
Tim Bouverie and the Diplomacy of World War II | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
Jun 18, 2025
“Well, He Got Beheaded”: Caroline, Countess of Derby, on her Husband’s Family’s Illustrious History | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
Jun 02, 2025
Statecraft In An Age Of Strongmen | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
May 16, 2025
Daniel Samet on the Realpolitik Behind US-Israeli Relations | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
Apr 18, 2025
Motorcycles and Meritocracies with Governor Mitch Daniels | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
Apr 02, 2025
General Lord Dannatt on the Korean War | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
Mar 25, 2025
Jon Meacham on What Makes a Great President | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
Feb 04, 2025
Ayaan Hirsi Ali on the Threat to the West | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
Jan 22, 2025
Churchill’s Vicar on Earth | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
Jan 08, 2025
The World View of General James Mattis | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
Dec 06, 2024
Radek Sikorski Unleashed | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
Nov 20, 2024
John Bew Applies History to Foreign Policy-Making | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
Nov 06, 2024
The Courage of Sir Bill Browder | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
Oct 23, 2024
Nataliya Bugayova Explains How Ukraine Can Still Win | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
Oct 09, 2024
Lord Matt Ridley Gives Us Reasons To Be Cheerful | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
Sep 25, 2024
The Iranian Mindset | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
Sep 11, 2024
Paul Gregory’s ‘Friendship’ with Lee Harvey Oswald | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
Aug 28, 2024
Robert Service on Lenin, Trotsky & Stalin | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
Aug 09, 2024
A Tory Good and True | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
Jul 29, 2024
Around The World With Dan Hannan | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
Jul 18, 2024
Con Coughlin: Getting Into the Minds of Monsters | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
Jul 02, 2024
Nicolas Sarkozy's 'Certain Idea of France' | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
Jun 17, 2024
A Continental Tour d’Horizon with Zeinab Badawi | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
Jun 05, 2024
The State of Israel with Dan Senor | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
May 21, 2024
The Mission of Tzipi Hotovely | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
May 10, 2024
Toby Young Speaks Freely | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
Apr 12, 2024
Conrad Black’s Extraordinary Magnum Opus | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
Mar 27, 2024
The China threat: from TikTok to Taiwan | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
Mar 15, 2024
The Sagacity of Elliott Abrams | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
Feb 23, 2024
Matt Pottinger Sounds the Alarm in Asia | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
Feb 03, 2024
The View From Inside Israel with Tom Gross | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
Jan 24, 2024
Once More Unto the Breach, with Eliot Cohen | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
Nov 10, 2023
The varied career (but unvarying principles) of Robert O’Brien | Secrets of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
Aug 30, 2023
Rabbi Meir Soloveichik on exceptional Jewish Leadership | Secrets Of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
Aug 15, 2023
Getting Inside the Mind of Vladimir Putin | Secrets Of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts and Michael McFaul | Hoover Institution
Aug 01, 2023
Tony Abbott Speaks Out | Secrets Of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
Jul 12, 2023
Lord (Charles) Powell recalls his service as Margaret Thatcher’s closest advisor | Secrets Of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
Jun 27, 2023
Defending Democracy: The Life’s Work of George Robertson | Secrets Of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
Jun 06, 2023
Alexander Downer’s Continual Crisis Management | Secrets Of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
May 15, 2023
The Past is Prologue for Lord Julian Fellowes | Secrets Of Statecraft | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
Apr 26, 2023
The Trials of Bill Barr | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
Apr 10, 2023
The Past is Ever-Present for Bret Stephens | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
Mar 28, 2023
John Bolton’s World Tour | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
Mar 10, 2023
Nick Thomas-Symonds and the History of the Labour Party | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
Feb 28, 2023
History Matters to Sir Trevor Phillips | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
Feb 14, 2023
Simon Sebag Montefiore Goes Into the World | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
Jan 05, 2023
The Tory Philosophy of Michael Gove | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
Dec 14, 2022
The Architect: Karl Rove on Politics and History | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
Nov 09, 2022
David Cameron’s Relationship with History | Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
Oct 25, 2022
Unwrapping the Enigma, Mystery and Riddle: Stephen Kotkin Explains Russia to Andrew Roberts | Hoover Institution
Oct 11, 2022
H. R. McMaster in Peace and War
Sep 28, 2022
How History Shaped Dr. Condoleezza Rice
Sep 06, 2022
The Statecraft and Spycraft of MI6’s former Chief
Jul 01, 2022
The Historical Heritage of Bibi Netanyahu
Jun 13, 2022
Seventy Years on the Throne: Robert Hardman Explains Queen Elizabeth II’s Statecraft
Jun 01, 2022
Peter Robinson on the Art of Writing Ronald Reagan’s Speeches
May 16, 2022
The Influence of the Past on President Iván Duque of Colombia
Apr 27, 2022
Dambisa Moyo Finds Echoes of the Gilded Age
Apr 11, 2022
A Masterclass In History from Dr. Henry Kissinger
Mar 31, 2022
Christopher Buckley on The History of the Social Faux Pas
Mar 17, 2022
The View From Next Door: John O’Sullivan on the War in Ukraine
Mar 07, 2022
Secrets Of Statecraft: What The Greeks And Romans Can Teach Us According to Victor Davis Hanson
Mar 03, 2022
The Education of General David Petraeus
Feb 24, 2022