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The Dawn Of The Post-Trump Era
Donald Trump remains in the White House, but the midterms have made him a lame duck.
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In this special, crossover edition of Secrets of Statecraft and Uncommon Knowledge with Peter Robinson, Andrew Roberts is the guest and is interviewed by Peter Robinson. Roberts explains why great individuals still shape history—and why Winston Churchill remains history’s ultimate example. Roberts also confronts attacks on Churchill’s record, explains Britain’s decision to fight Hitler in 1940, and discusses tyranny, Brexit, socialism, immigration, Donald Trump, and Britain’s future. Roberts also despairs of the decline of literacy and historical memory, and reveals both the world leaders he admires today and the source of the title of this podcast: Winston Churchill’s enduring advice: “Study history, for therein lie all the secrets of statecraft.”
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Europe's Israeli Paradox: Strategic Autonomy And Military Dependence
Europe's security predicament is increasingly paradoxical. Facing an expanding Russian threat and growing uncertainty about American commitments, European governments have pledged to achieve greater strategic autonomy. Yet their efforts to strengthen their defenses have produced a new dependency, this time on Israel. Even as European capitals have become increasingly critical of Israeli policies and imposed restrictions on arms exports to Israel, they turn to Israeli manufacturers for some of the military technologies they need most urgently.
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