
Episode 25: Can we escape history? (Part 2 of 2)
On Geopolitics
00:00
Is There a Lesson to Be Learned From History?
In foreign office handbooks and sort of training manuals, they say that history is one of the key elements that diplomats and others need to learn. And I've had it fascinating to see that it was seen as part of the armament of a statesman where that they should be historically literate. We are too ready to absorb and digest and accept, accept, you know, very basic narratives," he says.
Transcript
Play full episode