Welcome to The Commandant Podcast, hosted by Joshua Alexander, and The Commandant journal's Editor-in-Chief, Shravan Krishnan.

In this first episode, Josh and Shravan discuss the resurgence of the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict, and the future of The Commonwealth following the death of Queen Elizabeth II and the election of Liz Truss as Prime Minister.

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Ep. 1 – Intro, Armenia & Azerbaijan, and the future of The Commonwealth

In this episode, Josh and Shravan discuss the Chinese Communist Party's National Congress that granted Xi Jinping an unprecedented third term as General Secretary of the Communist Party, and the decision by OPEC+ to cut oil production. Plus, a new segment to end the show!

Tweet of the week: https://twitter.com/dailystar/status/1583074250990055427

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Ep. 2 – Chinese Communist Party National Congress and OPEC+ Production Cuts

In this episode, Josh and Shravan discuss the G20 Summit in Bali, and its impact on world affairs, as well as the results of the midterm election in the United States, and its ramifications for foreign policy.

Tweet of the week: https://twitter.com/sheonhan/status/1588029253496414208

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Ep. 3: G20 Summit & US Midterms

In this episode, Josh and Shravan start with a discussion of Volodymyr Zelenksyy's trip to Washington, and then move into the main segment, on the Christmas Truce of 1914.

Dr. Crocker's book: https://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Truce-Memory-First-World/dp/0813166152 (this is not an affiliate link)

Sainsbury's 1914 ad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWF2JBb1bvM

Special thanks to our friends over at Extra Credits History on YouTube for turning us on to the stories of Lt. Sir Edward Hulse and Empire troops on the line.

Tweet of the week: https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1604617643973124097

Outro music is "Silent Night" performed by the Singing Sergeants of the United States Air Force Band, 2006. Sourced from Wikimedia Commons.

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On behalf of the Commandant team: Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to one and all!

Ep. 4 – Christmas Special: Zelenskyy visits Washington and the 1914 Christmas Truce

The Commandant Podcast is the podcast affiliate of The Commandant journal, hosted by Joshua Alexander and Editor in Chief, Shravan Krishnan.

In this podcast, we tackle topics that we may have missed in our written pieces, or that we feel deserve further exploration. Our discussions contain a mixture of defence news, foreign affairs, and military history.

Theme music is the Regimental March of the Royal Regiment of Canada, "The British Grenadiers & Here's to the Maiden," recorded 2013 by the Regimental Band of the Royal Regiment of Canada. Public domain file sourced from Wikimedia Commons, 2022.