BFBS Sitrep

Will America keep its commitment to Afghanistan post 2014

And what difference will the new faces in the US Administration make to the transition?

What can we do to increase our cyber security awareness?

Why there’s an increasing worry that Syria will use chemical weapons

And how do you stop the violence and demonstrations in Northern Ireland…..

OTHER INTERVIEWS: 

Professor Michael Stathis, political scientist from Southern Utah University

Forces Radio reporterTim Cooper on the National Audit Office Report, speaking to Phillip Hammond

Forces Radio reporter Rosie Laydon on Cyber Security interviewing Major General Jonathan former head of cyber-security at the MoD.

Northern Ireland analyst Chris Ryder on Belfast.

You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and on BFBS Radio at 1830 (UK time)

Alternatively listen again on the website.

This week there’s more pressure from Argentina over its claims to the Falklands Islands

Why America thinks Europe should pay for its own defence and security including Afghanistan.

There’s a warning over military intervention in Syria & the consequences of drone strikes in Yemen.

And there’s concerns over the future capabilities of the Royal Navy.

OTHER INTERVIEWS: 

Jonathan Foreman from Civitas Institute discussing moving the international aid budget to the armed forces.

Professor Sir Paul Newton on Syria 

Iona Craig, the Times Yemen correspondent, on drone strikes in Yemen

Steve Bush editor of British Warships And Auxiliaries 2013/14

You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and on BFBS Radio at 1830 (UK time)

Alternatively listen again on the website.

This week there’s more pressure from Argentina over its claims to the Falklands Islands

Why America thinks Europe should pay for its own defence and security including Afghanistan.

There’s a warning over military intervention in Syria & the consequences of drone strikes in Yemen.

And there’s concerns over the future capabilities of the Royal Navy.

OTHER INTERVIEWS: 

Jonathan Foreman from Civitas Institute discussing moving the international aid budget to the armed forces.

Professor Sir Paul Newton on Syria 

Iona Craig, the Times Yemen correspondent, on drone strikes in Yemen

Steve Bush editor of British Warships And Auxiliaries 2013/14

You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and on BFBS Radio at 1830 (UK time)

Alternatively listen again on the website.

This week Sitrep looks back at events that have shaped 2012  & Britain’s Armed Forces
 
From transition in Afghanistan to civil war in Syria
 
A year that remembered the Falkland's conflict & saw trouble returning to the streets of Belfast
 
It was a summer of celebration and ceremony for the military, but what’s in store for 2013?
 
Listen to this week’s Sitrep and find out…
 
You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and on BFBS Radio at 1830 (UK time)
Alternatively listen again on the website.
 PRESENTER:  Kate GerbeauSTUDIO GUEST:  BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee and Major General Julian Thompson
 
OTHER Contributors:
 
BFBS Reporters Tim Cooper in Cyprus, Rob Olver in Germany and Steve Britton in Brunei.

This week Sitrep looks back at events that have shaped 2012  & Britain’s Armed Forces
 
From transition in Afghanistan to civil war in Syria
 
A year that remembered the Falkland's conflict & saw trouble returning to the streets of Belfast
 
It was a summer of celebration and ceremony for the military, but what’s in store for 2013?
 
Listen to this week’s Sitrep and find out…
 
You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and on BFBS Radio at 1830 (UK time)
Alternatively listen again on the website.
 PRESENTER:  Kate GerbeauSTUDIO GUEST:  BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee and Major General Julian Thompson
 
OTHER Contributors:
 
BFBS Reporters Tim Cooper in Cyprus, Rob Olver in Germany and Steve Britton in Brunei.

What next for Syria as the violence continues to escalate?

What’s behind the latest trouble in Northern Ireland ?

Could North Korea’s rocket launch elevate their  status on the world stage?

How a mother’s story of her soldier son may help young officers.

And why women might make better spies than men..........

OTHER INTERVIEWS: 

Northern Ireland analyst Alan Murray on the latest troubles

Aidan Foster Carter, Korean expert on the rocket launch

Margaret Evison, author of "Death of a Soldier: A Mother's Story"

You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and on BFBS Radio at 1830 (UK time)

Alternatively listen again on the website.

What next for Syria as the violence continues to escalate?

What’s behind the latest trouble in Northern Ireland ?

Could North Korea’s rocket launch elevate their  status on the world stage?

How a mother’s story of her soldier son may help young officers.

And why women might make better spies than men..........

OTHER INTERVIEWS: 

Northern Ireland analyst Alan Murray on the latest troubles

Aidan Foster Carter, Korean expert on the rocket launch

Margaret Evison, author of "Death of a Soldier: A Mother's Story"

You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and on BFBS Radio at 1830 (UK time)

Alternatively listen again on the website.

The Chancellor’s Autumn statement – what does it mean for  Defence?

Find out how much progress has been made with the military covenant one year on

The new Deputy Commander of ISAF speaks about his hopes for the Afghan people.

Was this week’s NATO meeting Hilary Clinton’s farewell as US Foreign Secretary?

And, could the new US Ambassador be wearing Prada…….

OTHER INTERVIEWS: 

BFBS Reporter James Hirst on the Autumn Statement and James Blitz – the security and defence editor of the Financial Times

Catherine Spencer, Chief Exec of the Army Families Federation on the military covenant & the hardships facing US Army wives .

The Deputy Commander of ISAF Lt General Nick Parker

You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and on BFBS Radio at 1830 (UK time)

Alternatively listen again on the website.

The Chancellor’s Autumn statement – what does it mean for  Defence?

Find out how much progress has been made with the military covenant one year on

The new Deputy Commander of ISAF speaks about his hopes for the Afghan people.

Was this week’s NATO meeting Hilary Clinton’s farewell as US Foreign Secretary?

And, could the new US Ambassador be wearing Prada…….

OTHER INTERVIEWS: 

BFBS Reporter James Hirst on the Autumn Statement and James Blitz – the security and defence editor of the Financial Times

Catherine Spencer, Chief Exec of the Army Families Federation on the military covenant & the hardships facing US Army wives .

The Deputy Commander of ISAF Lt General Nick Parker

You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and on BFBS Radio at 1830 (UK time)

Alternatively listen again on the website.

What’s the state of Britain’s military justice system?
 
Find out what concerns Nato's Secretary General has for Afghanistan and his hopes for a smooth transition.
 
Who are the M23 & why we should be concerned
 
And, the search for Burma’s missing spitfires

PRESENTER:  Kate Gerbeau

STUDIO GUEST:  BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee
 
 
You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and on BFBS Radio at 1830 (UK time)
Alternatively listen again on the website.