BFBS Sitrep

What more can Nato do to quell the anger of Afghans over the burning of the Koran

As the situation in Syria deteriorates  - how can the international community help?

How the risks of war reporting are balanced with the desire to tell the story

How Afghan’s are winning the fight against corruption

And why the MoD has turned to South Korean shipbuilders…….

PRESENTER:  Glen Mansell

STUDIO GUESTS:  BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee 

Interviews with:

Sky’s News’s Chief Correspondent Stuart Ramsay on Syria & war reporting

Foreign Minister Alistair Burt on the situation in Iran.

British  Forces News reporter James Hirst from Camp Bastion on the anger over the burning of the Koran and anti-corruption measures.

British Forces News reporter Will Inglis reporting on defence procurement 

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You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and on BFBS Radio 1 at 1830 (UK time)

Alternatively listen again on the website.

Find out what action NATO & the UK is taking to counter the growing cyber threat

Iran boasts about its nuclear achievements – but how far advanced are they?

Why have MPs from the Defence Committee chosen this sensitive time to visit The Falklands Islands?

And find out the importance of the forthcoming Anglo-French summit.

PRESENTER:  Glen Mansell

STUDIO GUESTS:  BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee 

Interviews with:

British Forces News reporter Will Inglis reporting on cyber 

Professor Michael Codner from the Royal United Services Institute on Iran & cyber security

MP Patrick Mercer on the Falkland Islands

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You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and on BFBS Radio 1 at 1830 (UK time)

Alternatively listen again on the website.

Find out what action NATO & the UK is taking to counter the growing cyber threat

Iran boasts about its nuclear achievements – but how far advanced are they?

Why have MPs from the Defence Committee chosen this sensitive time to visit The Falklands Islands?

And find out the importance of the forthcoming Anglo-French summit.

PRESENTER:  Glen Mansell

STUDIO GUESTS:  BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee 

Interviews with:

British Forces News reporter Will Inglis reporting on cyber 

Professor Michael Codner from the Royal United Services Institute on Iran & cyber security

MP Patrick Mercer on the Falkland Islands

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You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and on BFBS Radio 1 at 1830 (UK time)

Alternatively listen again on the website.

Could Turkey could play a key role in the Syrian crisis?

Two new reports criticize the cuts made by the SDSR – so is the MoD up to the job? 

How will the United Nations react to Argentina’s accusation that the UK is militarizing the Falklands Islands

And find out how Afghan women are playing a leading role in their country’s transition

PRESENTER:  Kate Gerbau

STUDIO GUESTS:  BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee 

Interviews with:

Sir Andrew Green, Britain's former ambassador to Syria

British Forces News’ reporter  Geoff Meade on the SDSR

Sukey Cameron, of the Falkland Islands Government

British Forces News’ reporter  from Camp Bastion on women in the Afghanistan National Army

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You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and on BFBS Radio 1 at 1830 (UK time).

Alternatively listen again on the website.

Could Turkey could play a key role in the Syrian crisis?

Two new reports criticize the cuts made by the SDSR – so is the MoD up to the job? 

How will the United Nations react to Argentina’s accusation that the UK is militarizing the Falklands Islands

And find out how Afghan women are playing a leading role in their country’s transition

PRESENTER:  Kate Gerbau

STUDIO GUESTS:  BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee 

Interviews with:

Sir Andrew Green, Britain's former ambassador to Syria

British Forces News’ reporter  Geoff Meade on the SDSR

Sukey Cameron, of the Falkland Islands Government

British Forces News’ reporter  from Camp Bastion on women in the Afghanistan National Army

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You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and on BFBS Radio 1 at 1830 (UK time).

Alternatively listen again on the website.

The Americans are bringing forward the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan – but is it more to do with President Obama’s election strategy than a secure Afghanistan? 

And what does it mean for British Forces in the region

As Prince William prepares for his time in the South Atlantic,  tensions remain strained between the British and Argentine governments, but what do the Falkland Islanders themselves make of it all? 

And we talk to Peter Carroll, the man behind the Ghurkha’s ‘Campaign  

PRESENTER:  Kate Gerbau

STUDIO GUESTS:  BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee 

Interviews with:

The Director of the Royal United Services Institute, Michael Clarke

British Forces News’ reporter Geoff Meade form the Nato Defence Ministers’ Meeting in Brussels

Tim Cooper, our reporter  in the Falklands

Peter Carroll of the Ghurkha’s Campaign for Justice.

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You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and on BFBS Radio 1 at 1830 (UK time).

Alternatively listen again on the website.

The Americans are bringing forward the withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan – but is it more to do with President Obama’s election strategy than a secure Afghanistan? 

And what does it mean for British Forces in the region

As Prince William prepares for his time in the South Atlantic,  tensions remain strained between the British and Argentine governments, but what do the Falkland Islanders themselves make of it all? 

And we talk to Peter Carroll, the man behind the Ghurkha’s ‘Campaign  

PRESENTER:  Kate Gerbau

STUDIO GUESTS:  BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee 

Interviews with:

The Director of the Royal United Services Institute, Michael Clarke

British Forces News’ reporter Geoff Meade form the Nato Defence Ministers’ Meeting in Brussels

Tim Cooper, our reporter  in the Falklands

Peter Carroll of the Ghurkha’s Campaign for Justice.

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You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and on BFBS Radio 1 at 1830 (UK time).

Alternatively listen again on the website.

The MoD comes under more criticism for its handling of redundancies

Egyptians mark a year since their revolution - but are they getting the type of leadership they fought for?

HMS Argyll is sent to the Middle East in a show of strength from the EU against Iran’s nuclear ambitions

And we find out the complex coordination involved in the security of London for the 2012 Olympics

PRESENTER:  Kate Gerbau

STUDIO GUESTS:  BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee 

Interviews with:

James Arbuthnot, Chair of the Commons Defence Select Committee

BFBS Reporter James Hirst on Olympic Security

Richard Ottoway, Chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee on Syria and Iran

Jon Leyne, BBC Reporter, the anniversary  of the uprising in Egypt

The MoD comes under more criticism for its handling of redundancies

Egyptians mark a year since their revolution - but are they getting the type of leadership they fought for?

HMS Argyll is sent to the Middle East in a show of strength from the EU against Iran’s nuclear ambitions

And we find out the complex coordination involved in the security of London for the 2012 Olympics

PRESENTER:  Kate Gerbau

STUDIO GUESTS:  BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee 

Interviews with:

James Arbuthnot, Chair of the Commons Defence Select Committee

BFBS Reporter James Hirst on Olympic Security

Richard Ottoway, Chair of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee on Syria and Iran

Jon Leyne, BBC Reporter, the anniversary  of the uprising in Egypt

The Shadow Defence Secretary Jim Murphy talks to Sitrep about the latest round of Armed Forces’ redundancies

What’s does the future hold for Nato?

Prime Minister David Cameron has promised the Falklands Islanders' his full support  - but is the Royal Navy capable of giving it?

And  - Is it ever morally right for a Captain to abandon a sinking ship?

PRESENTER:  Kate Gerbau

GUESTS:

British Forces News defence analyst Christopher Lee

Shadow Defence Secretary Jim Murphy on the latest round of Forces’ redundancies

BFN’s Tim Cooper from the Nato meeting in Brussels

Admiral Lord West on the Falklands

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You can listen on BFBS Radio 2 at 1630 (UK time) and on BFBS Radio 1 at 1830 (UK time).

Alternatively listen again on the website.