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.

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.

How Bill Browder reacted when Vladimir Putin murdered Browder’s friend and lawyer Sergei Magnitsky.

Recorded on October 11, 2024.

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. 

The esteemed science writer and author of The Rational Optimist, Matt Ridley, gazes into the future of mankind. 

Recorded on September 16, 2024.

Iranian-born Shay Khatiri, senior fellow of the Yorktown Institute, explains the (warped) thinking of the Teheran regime.

The distinguished economist Paul Gregory recalls his time spent with Lee Harvey and Marina Oswald.

The great historian of Russian history compares and contrasts the three monsters of the Russian Revolution.

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.

Lord Hannan draws on his 21 years as a member of the European Parliament for this scholarly and masterly overview of world affairs.