It was my huge pleasure to speak to German historian of Britain Helene von Bismarck. You can find her on Twitter and Bluesky and also on her website <a href="https://www.helenevonbismarck.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.helenevonbismarck.com/</a>Check out our Bookshop.org affiliate site <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/behindthelines" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">behindthelines</a> and please sign up for my substack at <a href="https://arthursnell.substack.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">arthursnell.substack.com</a> and/or follow me on Bluesky<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/snellarthur.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@snellarthur.bsky.social</a>. You can sometimes find me on other podcasts - most often <a href="https://disordershow.com/home" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Disorder</a> which I am involved with in partnership with RUSI, the <a href="https://www.rusi.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Royal United Services Institute</a>, the world's oldest think tank.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

It was my huge pleasure to speak to German historian of Britain Helene von Bismarck. You can find her on Twitter and Bluesky and also on her website https://www.helenevonbismarck.com/ Check out our Bookshop.org affiliate site behindthelines and please sign up for my substack at arthursnell.substack.com and/or follow me on Bluesky @snellarthur.bsky.social. You can sometimes find me on other podcasts - most often Disorder which I am involved with in partnership with RUSI, the Royal United Services Institute, the world's oldest think tank. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It was my huge pleasure to speak to German historian of Britain Helene von Bismarck. You can find her on Twitter and Bluesky and also on her website <a href="https://www.helenevonbismarck.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.helenevonbismarck.com/</a>Check out our Bookshop.org affiliate site <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/behindthelines" rel="noopener noreferrer">behindthelines</a> and please sign up for my substack at <a href="https://arthursnell.substack.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">arthursnell.substack.com</a> and/or follow me on Bluesky<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/snellarthur.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer">@snellarthur.bsky.social</a>. You can sometimes find me on other podcasts - most often <a href="https://disordershow.com/home" rel="noopener noreferrer">Disorder</a> which I am involved with in partnership with RUSI, the <a href="https://www.rusi.org" rel="noopener noreferrer">Royal United Services Institute</a>, the world's oldest think tank. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

A critical friend: Helene von Bismarck on Britain and the World

Behind the Lines with Arthur Snell is a new geopolitics podcast. Every week we give the listener access to the best informed people to help you understand this turbulent world and get a feel for the things that will matter in the future. I am on <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/snellarthur.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bluesky here </a> and you can read some of my thoughts on world affairs here <a href="https://arthursnell.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://arthursnell.substack.com/</a> If you enjoyed this podcast please spread the word and give us a positive review - it makes all the difference! NEW: we get a lot of great writers on the show. With that in mind, I have set up a <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/behindthelines" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bookshop.org linked account</a>. If you'd like to buy any of the books discussed on the podcast, <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/behindthelines" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">click here</a> and you'll be able to support both the podcast and independent bookshops as you do so.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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Behind the Lines with Arthur Snell is a new geopolitics podcast. Every week we give the listener access to the best informed people to help you understand this turbulent world and get a feel for the things that will matter in the future. I am on Bluesky here and you can read some of my thoughts on world affairs here https://arthursnell.substack.com/ If you enjoyed this podcast please spread the word and give us a positive review - it makes all the difference! NEW: we get a lot of great writers on the show. With that in mind, I have set up a Bookshop.org linked account. If you'd like to buy any of the books discussed on the podcast, click here and you'll be able to support both the podcast and independent bookshops as you do so. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Behind the Lines with Arthur Snell is a new geopolitics podcast. Every week we give the listener access to the best informed people to help you understand this turbulent world and get a feel for the things that will matter in the future. I am on <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/snellarthur.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bluesky here </a> and you can read some of my thoughts on world affairs here <a href="https://arthursnell.substack.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://arthursnell.substack.com/</a> If you enjoyed this podcast please spread the word and give us a positive review - it makes all the difference! NEW: we get a lot of great writers on the show. With that in mind, I have set up a <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/behindthelines" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bookshop.org linked account</a>. If you'd like to buy any of the books discussed on the podcast, <a href="https://uk.bookshop.org/shop/behindthelines" rel="noopener noreferrer">click here</a> and you'll be able to support both the podcast and independent bookshops as you do so. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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