BFBS Sitrep

There’s criticism of our policy in Afghanistan but is it really all tactics without strategy?

And who and what are behind the latest attacks this week?

Find out why they’re demonstrating in Moscow

Why mass immigration is a danger to us all

Plus, what’s the attraction of describing war?  We find out from one RAF Sgt.

PRESENTER:  Kate Gerbau

STUDIO GUESTS:  BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee 

Interviews with:

Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles:  former ambassador of the UK to Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Alexander Nekrassov, former advisor to the Kremlin

Sgt Alex Ford AKA, RAF Airman who’s blog and tweets have attracted a huge follow

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.

What can be done to heal diplomatic relations between the UK and Iran?

How can Nato salvage its relationship with Pakistan?

Why there’s continued unrest over borders in the Balkans

And, find out about a new invention to remove barnacles from the bottom of ships

PRESENTER:  Kate Gerbau

STUDIO GUESTS:  BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee 

Interviews with:

Middle East Analyst Hazhir Teimourian on Iran

Lord Ashdown on , Nato, Pakistan and US relations; the Balkans and European security

BFBS News' reporter Tim Cooper on removing barnacles.

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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.

What can be done to heal diplomatic relations between the UK and Iran?

How can Nato salvage its relationship with Pakistan?

Why there’s continued unrest over borders in the Balkans

And, find out about a new invention to remove barnacles from the bottom of ships

PRESENTER:  Kate Gerbau

STUDIO GUESTS:  BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee 

Interviews with:

Middle East Analyst Hazhir Teimourian on Iran

Lord Ashdown on , Nato, Pakistan and US relations; the Balkans and European security

BFBS News' reporter Tim Cooper on removing barnacles.

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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.

Why military top brass say it's too early to judge whether the war in Afghanistan has been successful

The Government will appoint a chief coroner but what will it mean in practical terms to Service families?

Why Turkey is forging closer military ties with the UK

And there's growing unrest in Egypt  - so what happened to the Arab Spring?

PRESENTER:  Kate Gerbau

STUDIO GUESTS:  BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee 

Interviews with:

British Forces News reporter Geoff Meade in Camp Bastion, Afghanistan.

BBC Correspondent Hugh Sykes, in Cairo, Egypt

Middle East analyst Jon Marks on the Arab Spring.

Kevin Shinkwin from the Royal British Legion on the role of the Chief Coroner

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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.

Why military top brass say it's too early to judge whether the war in Afghanistan has been successful

The Government will appoint a chief coroner but what will it mean in practical terms to Service families?

Why Turkey is forging closer military ties with the UK

And there's growing unrest in Egypt  - so what happened to the Arab Spring?

PRESENTER:  Kate Gerbau

STUDIO GUESTS:  BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee 

Interviews with:

British Forces News reporter Geoff Meade in Camp Bastion, Afghanistan.

BBC Correspondent Hugh Sykes, in Cairo, Egypt

Middle East analyst Jon Marks on the Arab Spring.

Kevin Shinkwin from the Royal British Legion on the role of the Chief Coroner

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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.

Why Britain's top general in Afghanistan is happy with the progress so far.
 
The best way for politicians and the top brass to work out military strategy.
 
Why Cap Badges are an integral and honourable part of the British Army.
 
And what battles would make the Top 20 of Britain’s worst military disasters?
 
 
PRESENTER:  Kate Gerbau
 
STUDIO GUESTS:  BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee
 
Interviews with:
 
British Forces News reporter Geoff Meade talking to Lft Genearl James Bucknall on his time in Afghanistan.
 
Major General Mungo Melvin, talking about military strategy.
 
Julian Farrance from the Army Museum, discussing Cap Badges.

uthor John Withington talking about his new book 'Britain's 20 Worst Military Disaster

Why Britain's top general in Afghanistan is happy with the progress so far.
 
The best way for politicians and the top brass to work out military strategy.
 
Why Cap Badges are an integral and honourable part of the British Army.
 
And what battles would make the Top 20 of Britain’s worst military disasters?
 
 
PRESENTER:  Kate Gerbau
 
STUDIO GUESTS:  BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee
 
Interviews with:
 
British Forces News reporter Geoff Meade talking to Lft Genearl James Bucknall on his time in Afghanistan.
 
Major General Mungo Melvin, talking about military strategy.
 
Julian Farrance from the Army Museum, discussing Cap Badges.

uthor John Withington talking about his new book 'Britain's 20 Worst Military Disaster

SITREP TRAIL 10th November

It’s the end of an era as British troops in Germany prepare for a long march-out.

How worried should we be about Iran’s nuclear weapons programme?

After another fatal accident, just how essential are the Red Arrows?

And we hear how the soldiers in Afghanistan will be remembering their comrades both past and present this coming weekend

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PRESENTER

STUDIO GUESTS:

Interviews with:

British Forces News reporter James Hirst

Hazhir Teimourian,

Air Chief Marshall Sir Michael Graydon

British Forces News reporter Geoff

SITREP TRAIL 10th November

It’s the end of an era as British troops in Germany prepare for a long march-out.

How worried should we be about Iran’s nuclear weapons programme?

After another fatal accident, just how essential are the Red Arrows?

And we hear how the soldiers in Afghanistan will be remembering their comrades both past and present this coming weekend

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PRESENTER

STUDIO GUESTS:

Interviews with:

British Forces News reporter James Hirst

Hazhir Teimourian,

Air Chief Marshall Sir Michael Graydon

British Forces News reporter Geoff

Why the West feels so threatened by Iran…

Is the Government doing enough to counter the cyber security threat?  And find out how we can all help to police Cyber-Space.

How British Forces in Afghanistan have changed the mind set of one former Taliban commander to denounce violence

Plus, a very special celebration for the Royal British Legion

PRESENTER:  James Hirst

STUDIO GUESTS:  BFBS’s defence analyst, Christopher Lee 

Interviews with:

Professor Michael Clarke, director of the Royal United Services Institute talking about the threat Iran poses and the findings of the RUSI survey on defence matters.

General Sir Graeme Lamb, former commander of Special Forces, on cyber security

British Forces News reporter Geoff Meade in Afghanistan. 

Lt General Sir John Kiszely, head of the Royal British Legion

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.