BFBS Sitrep

This week,  Sitrep looks back 20 years ago to the first Iraq War as the legalities of the most recent Iraq war are still being debated ahead of Tony Blair’s return to the Iraq Inquiry

Plus: as the governments in Tunisia and Lebanon collapse, what can be done to calm renewed tensions in the Middle East?

Is the government politicising the military convenant

How a change to  Forces’ pensions  could leave many out-of-pocket

Why the Chief of the Defence Staff believes the UK should have it’s own Cyber Command.

And  why one group are campaigning to raise the age of recruitment from 16 to 18.

Is the government politicising the military convenant

How a change to  Forces’ pensions  could leave many out-of-pocket

Why the Chief of the Defence Staff believes the UK should have it’s own Cyber Command.

And  why one group are campaigning to raise the age of recruitment from 16 to 18.

This week’s Sitrep looks ahead: what can the defence world expect in 2011: what’s the prognosis for peace in Afghanistan ?  And why is Pakistan the key to peace in the region?
 
How will the cuts from last year’s defence review affect British Forces around the world?
 
Plus, why the Government is holding a review into the care of  Forces’ amputees and why Germany’s ending conscription.

This week’s Sitrep looks ahead: what can the defence world expect in 2011: what’s the prognosis for peace in Afghanistan ?  And why is Pakistan the key to peace in the region?
 
How will the cuts from last year’s defence review affect British Forces around the world?
 
Plus, why the Government is holding a review into the care of  Forces’ amputees and why Germany’s ending conscription.

Sitrep looks at the reasons why the experts are saying the strategy in Afghanistan isn’t working
 
What’s the future for defence spending and procurement
 
Find out what’s being done to counter Islamic extremism in the UK
 
And, find out why the number of  homeless ex-Forces personnel has fallen dramatically in the last 10 years.

Sitrep looks at the reasons why the experts are saying the strategy in Afghanistan isn’t working
 
What’s the future for defence spending and procurement
 
Find out what’s being done to counter Islamic extremism in the UK
 
And, find out why the number of  homeless ex-Forces personnel has fallen dramatically in the last 10 years.

In this week's programme....

The true definition of the Military Covenant and what’s it means for Forces’ Families

Analysis of the  continuing fall-out from Wikileaks

What’s behind the latest spying allegations?

And, could climate change trigger the next war?